You have a very good point Hilde! I know some people that have thought
"well, its nocturnal, it doesn't need UV Lights, or they were told that at
the petshop", But I told them that even tho they are nocturnal they still
need some sort of Reptile light, I recommended that they use a "Night Light"
or something similar that provides the light they need at night when they
are out, or still a UV lamp in the day unless they, like you said, are
hidden all day in caves,ect.
Ash
Little Trees..Nature At Your Fingertips!
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----- Original Message -----
From: Hilde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] UVB & plastic diffusers
> Laura Ricketts wrote:
> >
> > Question for all of you!
> >
> > I read some where recently that though certain geckos
> > are nocturnal, they still need to have a UVB light...
> > for when they come out peridically! Would like to
> > have your input! Thanks!
> >
>
> Some nocturnal geckos hide in crevices, under rocks, in caves, tunnels
etc.
> during the day, so there's little or no UV getting to them. Others hang
out on
> tree trunks or in shrubs (Uroplatus come to mind) where they can get
direct
> exposure to UV. Even in a fairly dense shrub, a U. phantasticus would be
getting
> some UV. U. fimbriatus and henkeli hanging on a tree trunk would be
exposed to
> it as well. Nocturnal doesn't necessarily mean no UV needed. I consider
where
> they normally spend the daylight hours, and do their lighting accordingly.
>
> There are also some, like Hemidactylus that will come out of hiding and
bask
> during the day. They would also benefit from UV lights.
>
> I'm to the point where any gecko that doesn't outright hide in caves or
> underground gets UV lights.
>
>
> Hilde
>
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