Posted by mike on July 17, 2000 at 19:08:06:
In Reply to: UVB light posted by Jabe on July 17, 2000 at 11:29:30:
: I have just purchased 2 new Iguanas and I have been surfing for
: days gathering as much information as I can in order to insure a
: happy, healthy Ig. I have visited almost every link I can find
: (including the ones mentioned in this forum) and feel that I am
: at least adequately prepared for being owned by an Iguana. One
: concern I have has to do with UVB light. I live in Ohio so we
: have summer months when the temps are warm enough to let them
: outside so they are currently getting plenty of UVB from that
: (I've read that 8 hours in natural sunlight is equal to
: approximately 320 hours of exposure to a 3% UVB light).
: My concern is with the colder/winter months when I can't expose
: them to direct sunlight without exposure to low temps also and
: whether a good full spectrum light is going to expose them to
: sufficient UVB. Do I need to worry about the onset of MBD in
: the winter? Is a fullspectrum light enough UVB over the colder
: months (probably 7 or 8 month a year)?
hi your iguanas when inside the house all year long should have a good basking bulb for day and for night a ceramic heater to keep them warm at night. a basking bulb will give them heat and uv light you can also add a 5.0 iguana light from Zoo-med they need this to srvive while inside the house or they will get sick and die buy a good iguana book even if people tell you no theres alot of good information go to www.bigappleherp.com or www.herpsupplies.com they have good books and videos on iguanas.