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Loren · 03-02-2008, 09:01 AM

I dont use uv for any snakes. I do for my diurnal lizards and my tortoises.
There are actually a few people I have come across online that claim they have raised and bred all sorts of diurnal lizards and tortoises without uv of any kind- and that they instead provide basking spots of 130-145 degrees F. with a good thermal gradient down to room temp. Takes a good size cage to allow for this obviously.
One of them has successfully raised and bred reptiles that way for about 15-20 years.
I'm not quite ready to try it myself though, need to do more research first.

03-02-2008, 09:01 AM	#117 (permalink)
Loren "Third shed, A Success" Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 559 Country:	Re: Yet another project I dont use uv for any snakes. I do for my diurnal lizards and my tortoises. There are actually a few people I have come across online that claim they have raised and bred all sorts of diurnal lizards and tortoises without uv of any kind- and that they instead provide basking spots of 130-145 degrees F. with a good thermal gradient down to room temp. Takes a good size cage to allow for this obviously. One of them has successfully raised and bred reptiles that way for about 15-20 years. I'm not quite ready to try it myself though, need to do more research first.