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[QUOTE="Taterbug, post: 1721576, member: 71213"] Part of the problem with LED is the narrow spectrum they have. "White" UV lights probably aren't as 'white' to reptiles as they are to us, since their visual response range is different. Unfortunately most lights, not just LEDs will suffer from this since they are designed to look good for humans. [img]http://www.exo-terra.com/images/shared/explore/human_vision_vs_reptile_vision.jpg[/img] As far as I know there are no UV LED lamps recommended for reptiles. That's not to say its impossible of course. To do such a thing I'd think you would certainly want to invest in a UV meter (or a set of them) to make sure you are getting the output and ratios you need. If you are really savvy with lighting and electronics it might be worth joining the [url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/384134861721116/]Reptile Lighting group on facebook[/url] and chatting with some of those folks to get a better feel for what all it would entail. ((Looks cooper beat me to this part)) To quickly address wave lengths...the process that starts D3 synthesis in the skin is active between 290-315nm and peaks at 297nm. Part of the regulation system also relies on UV light and is active between 290-325nm. The visual response to UVA in some reptiles is around the 365nm range. [url=http://www.uvguide.co.uk/vitdpathway.htm]paraphrased from uvguige.co.uk[/url] [/QUOTE]
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