"Owdicat<*><*><*>" wrote:
>
> 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
>
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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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Hi all, has there ever been any suggestions that there could be UV at
night, maybe reflected off the moon.
Thanks, Steve.
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Steve Comber
Animal Technician
Central Animal Services
Monash University
Bld 41 Wellington Rd
Clayton Vic 3800
Ph +61 3 99054872
Fax +61 3 99055736
Http://www.monash.edu.au/aniserv/
