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Old 10-Apr-08, 01:59 PM
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The UV will temporarily enhance the looks (colour) of the snake but there are no real lasting effects. There are no (known) benefits of exposing a gravid female or hatchlings to UV.

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Originally Posted by lycanthropica View Post
ok one last newbie question

do you expose a snake to UV then when he sheds he looks better
or do you breed them with more uv exposer and the babies have better colours?
i realise it's a lot of speculation so i will accept speculative answers
 
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