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#338795
Iggy56743
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UVB 
Is 5% UVB enouigh??
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05/10/05 10:46pm
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#339060
Reptilelady
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Message To: Iggy56743 In reference to Message Id: 338795
UVB
I usually try to go with 7% to 10 % Or take them outside when it is nice out .
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05/11/05 07:38am
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#339651
Iggy56743
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Message To: Reptilelady In reference to Message Id: 339060
UVB
well, I have his cage right by my sliding glass door, so he gets the sun from that as well. I can’t let him go outside cuz i live in an apartment. I just wanting to make sure 5% would ne enuf.
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05/11/05 08:43pm
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#339655
Iggy56743
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Message To: Reptilelady In reference to Message Id: 339060
UVB
well, I have his cage right by my sliding glass door, so he gets the sun from that as well. I can’t let him go outside cuz i live in an apartment. I just wanting to make sure 5% would be enough.
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05/11/05 08:43pm
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#339793
Reptilelady
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Message To: Iggy56743 In reference to Message Id: 339655
UVB
having him by the window is great but UVB doesn’t penetrate through glass . He will only benifit from it IF his enclosure is a screen or open kind and no glass between him and the sun .
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05/11/05 10:10pm
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#341303
Xta
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Message To: Iggy56743 In reference to Message Id: 339655
UVB
5% is fine for a uv light as long as he can get close to it. Windows do filter out the sun and it is actually dangerous to have them near it if they are in a glass or very enclosed tank/cage. If they are in a wire or mesh cage it probably won’t matter.
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05/13/05 08:19pm
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#342097
Iggy56743
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 341303
UVB
Why does it hurt them to have them next to the window?? He loves it when the sun is beeming through.
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05/14/05 05:26pm
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#342148
Stormy
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Message To: Iggy56743 In reference to Message Id: 342097
UVB
If they are in a tank or a glass enclosure, the sun can heat up the cage and kill your ig. Glass traps heat. If it’s a screen cage, you dont need to worry about it.
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05/14/05 06:15pm
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#342176
Iggy56743
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Message To: Stormy In reference to Message Id: 342148
UVB
his cage never gets hotter than 95 though. Do you really think it’s necessary?? I mean, he is in a glass tank, but it never gets to hot. Well, I guess that would depend on how hot is to hot I guess. I was also wondering what plants were safe to put in his cage?? I’ve been wanting to do now for some time, just kept forgetting to ask.
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05/14/05 06:53pm
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#342239
Xta
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Message To: Iggy56743 In reference to Message Id: 342176
UVB
You never know how hot it will get in the middle of the day when you are not there....his tank can act like a magnifying glass and kill him. I have read several posts from people who unfortunately found this out the hard way. I would move him to a different location, and let him bask near the window outside of his cage now and then....he will enjoy looking out the window and it is a good way to let him have time outside his cage when you are home.
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05/14/05 08:06pm
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