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 #1868218


Lovetheleo
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 Uvb lights and parrots

i am getting a quaker in a few months

and i was just wondering how many of you actually use them for your birds

i do not know how i am going to supply the light b/c it needs to be at least 2 ft away (that is what i have heard anyway)

and i cannot hang it from the ceiling my parents would kill me lol

i can deffinatly take him out side 6-8 months out of the year in a cage or harness of some sort of course so that would not be a problem but i have NEVER heard of lights ofr birds as being required

none of any of the books or online articles i have read even mentioned the use of full spectrum lighting so that is why i am wondering how important it is to have a bulb for them

is there a supplement you can give them instead?

thanks
09/25/08  05:36pm

 #1868437


Kimforster
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   Message To: Lovetheleo   In reference to Message Id: 1868218


 Uvb lights and parrots

I think full spectrum lighting is mainly used in colder & darker climates & for those who can’t regularly take their birds outside. So from that you should know whether you really need one or not. It isn’t a must have unless you can’t give your bird natural sunlight on a very regular basis.

Full spectrum lighting isn’t a common thing we use in Australia.
09/25/08  09:53pm

 #1868779


Lovetheleo
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   Message To: Kimforster   In reference to Message Id: 1868437


 Uvb lights and parrots

ok thanks i can take him out side about 6-8 months of the year on a pretty regular basis

someone on another forum was talking about putting them in a regular ceiling light(like we use for lighting the house)

would this be safe for people and other pets to be under this all the time?
09/26/08  03:00pm

 #1868837


Manderzratz
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   Message To: Lovetheleo   In reference to Message Id: 1868779


 Uvb lights and parrots

no. usually those would be the compact ones or the spirals that look like a florescent. those are made improperly and can have bad radiation effects. what i do for my parakeets in winter is i have an mvb like this one and a "dome stand" like this one here is some info on why not to use coil bulbs info if you can figure out how to use a long tube those are okay too provided it’s a reptisun 10.0, reptiglo 8.0, or reptisun 5.0. make sure not a reptiglo 10.0 though.
09/26/08  05:16pm

 #1869276


Lovetheleo
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   Message To: Manderzratz   In reference to Message Id: 1868837


 Uvb lights and parrots

yes i know about the bad bulbs i have reptiles too

i though it would not be safe but i figured i would ask lol

thanks
09/27/08  12:21pm

 #1869281


Manderzratz
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   Message To: Lovetheleo   In reference to Message Id: 1869276


 Uvb lights and parrots

oh hehe should’ve read your name. sorry but yeah the mvb at about 1.5-2’ away works well for my keets. they have a big cage, partially covered so they can get away if they choose.
09/27/08  12:30pm


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