UVlight

can i safely use a 24" uv(black) light in my new viv? the viv is 6ft tall 4 ft wide and 3 ft deep ?? just woindering if it was ok for igs?

 

regular black lights (like the kind you use to make special posters and other objects "glow") do not produce the right wavelengths to do any good with reptiles. they bulbs have to emit light in the 290 to 320 nanometer range. i don't know if regular black lights will harm reptiles, but they certainly aren't helping them. why not just get a fluorescent tube-type reptile uv bulb from the petstore? not only am i sure that the petstore type won't hurt your animals, but i also know that they will help your animal.

 

i have a uva/b bulb already in use was just wondering thx 4 the nfo.

 

The black light can and will harm your reptilian pet's eyes.

 

i could be wrong, but i believe it only harms the eyes of *nocturnal* reptiles and amphibians.

 

No I have actually read a story of an iguana being blinded by constant exposure to a blacklight..

 

really? that's good info to keep in mind, thanks.

 

yeah deffo thx for the nfo