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Confused about UVA

Postby dragonboy » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:32 pm

Do i need a UVA bulb?
Can i just get a heat bulb and a reptisun 10.0 uvb bulb?
Blue tongues need UVB tho right?
I know this was in the care sheet but i am getting confused..
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Re: Confused about UVA

Postby Bird_Brain » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:37 pm

dragonboy wrote:Do i need a UVA bulb?
Can i just get a heat bulb and a reptisun 10.0 uvb bulb?
Blue tongues need UVB tho right?
I know this was in the care sheet but i am getting confused..

Generally, you dont have to worry about UVA. It is given off by both the UVB bulb as well as the heat bulb.
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Postby Fatal_S » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:40 pm

UVA is for helping your BTS feel/act/live naturally. It helps them behave more like they should.
UVB is for processing calcium and preventing MBD.

Your skinks should have both. I believe most UVB bulbs also give UVA, but no guarantees. Check the facts on the reptisun, and wait for other comments.

Personally, I wouldn't buy the specific UVA bulb, I would instead take your BTS outdoors as much as possible to get natural UVA/UVB. If you can take your skink outdoors through most of the year, you may not need a UVB bulb. I need one, as my guys only get about half the year outside.
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Postby Leigh » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:16 am

Dont worry about UVA,just supply a UVB source,I like the tubes,with a reflector, because they spread the light the lenght of the tank,and there's no burning danger,compacts have had a few issues with them.
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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:31 pm

UVA is produced by both UVB bulbs as well as regular incandescents.
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