truth about vitamin D3 as a substitute for UV.

[mattison187]

ok so i was on tegutalk when i found a vid. from varnyard that shows a bad case of MBD. caused by the common myth that you can substitute UV light for vitamin D3. i figure this might help out future tegu owners and possibly kill that dumb myth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rxhuuIcnTA

 

[coura]

Very true, for most lizards there is no substitute for a good uv lamp or better yet direct sun ligth. It however must be alongside the proper varied diet, temperatures and some suplements

 

[sostoudt]

do you need uv if you keep lizards in a greenhouse enclosure?

edit: i do have a bulb but im curious as the room my iguana is kept in has window on all sides.

 

[latshki]

do you need uv if you keep lizards in a greenhouse enclosure?

edit: i do have a bulb but im curious as the room my iguana is kept in has window on all sides.

no because glass filters out all the uv rays

 

[varanio]

D3 is a supplement ...........not an alternative to UV

 

[sostoudt]

no because glass filters out all the uv rays

if heard this before with double ended halides. but then why dont the glass on the bulbs filter them too?

 

[sostoudt]

nm bulb glass is high quartz iodized sleeves.

 

[AttackFish]

I dust feeders with flukers calci w/ d3 but I still provide UVB/UVA for reptiles that require it..