question about uv~Aand uv~b bulbs,?
what about the T~rex brands?
I've used both t-rex and zoo-med, and they both seemed to work fine.
(same amount of light emitted, same bulb life, etc.. ) But after reading an article on the quality of UV rays, I quickly, permanently switched to zoo-med.
here's the only excerpt from the article that I could find:
UVB:
UVB is a necessary part of the process in which vitamin D3 is produced in the skin of humans and animals, and is also what causes sunburn in humans. The vitamin D3 that is produced is responsible for regulating calcium metabolism. Vitamin D3 is obtained through diet or UVB exposure. Since most reptile species are unable to utilize dietary vitamin D3, they must have access to UVB. A lack of UVB and vitamin D3 can ultimately result in metabolic bone disease in reptiles, and rickets in humans. Nearly all animals that are active during the day are exposed to UVB.
In the early days of keeping reptiles, little was known about the specialized lighting requirements of the majority of reptile species. During this time, reptiles housed indoors were not exposed to UVB, and as a result would often develop Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD). MBD causes reptiles bones to become soft resulting in severe deformities of the spine, broken legs, and soft jaws. In severe cases, the internal organs would calcify and become hard which ultimately resulted in death.
The majority of the cases of MBD occurred in Green Iguanas due to their popularity as pets, and to the fact that UVB exposure was necessary in order for them to remain healthy. Zoo Med understood that Iguanas kept outdoors did not develop MBD, while Iguanas fed the same diet but housed indoors did. This prompted Zoo Med to experiment with UVB in fluorescent lighting, and ultimately led to the release of the ReptiSun line of UVB lamps. Zoos, Veterinarians and hobbyists soon learned that all but the worst cases of MBD were reversible upon exposure to Zoo Med's ReptiSun lighting. In addition, reptiles that had access to UVB from ReptiSun lamps as hatchlings never developed MBD.
Have fun with your new pet, and God bless!
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