uvb

Hi, I have a African Grey named Lexy. She's 7 years old. I been using featherbright spiral lights that are made for birds for the last 5 years. After doing some research everywhere I heard that for African Greys it would be better to have 5% UVB. Also in some PDF writup I found online that a...

Hi All, The technology behind amphibian and reptile lighting has come a long way since I began working at the Bronx Zoo, when “black lights” and the sun were our only UVB (Ultra Violet B radiation) options. Today I’ll review an important herp husbandry innovation, the compact UVB fluorescent...

Hi All, Our understanding of the role that Ultraviolet B Light plays in the lives of reptiles and amphibians has increased greatly over the last few decades, but we still have much to learn about the needs of individual species. A good deal of conflicting information has been published...