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nomed4947
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Joined: 09 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject: UVA or UVB bulb |
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UVA or UVB bulb can anyone tell me difference i just noticed last night mine was UVA
should i get a new one? |
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getsu_04
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Joined: 10 May 2006
Posts: 22
Location: Philly
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Your turtle needs a UVB bulb. It helps them absorb nutrients. From what I've read UVA is good too b/c it helps improve their mood. What I did was give them a basking light with a UVA and then an additional light with a UVB. They sell both at petsmart. |
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ryanandsuzyro
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Joined: 19 Nov 2006
Posts: 207
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Same. I have a UVA basking spot lamb, and a long-bulb UVB light. |
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punkflash54
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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i looked at the petsmart near me and i could not find a bulb with UVB in it
maybe i could find a UVB bulb online....anyone have any website recommendations? |
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Fred_and_George
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Joined: 20 Sep 2006
Posts: 264
Location: Kingston, Ontario Canada
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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you need both uva and uvb, just to clarify, and petsmart has a website that you can order things from. they actually have quite a good online selection. but, im surprised that you didnt find uvb bulbs there. even a combo uva/uvb bulb would work, you dont necessarily need both. its actually cheeper to go the combo route, only having to replace one bulb. but, again, you really didnt find one? odd.
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punkflash54
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah i didnt find one but i have since gone to a couple other pet stores and i got a uvb/uva bulb |
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