monitordude
Well-Known Member
hi, im thinking about getting a hatchling yellow spotted monitor, I would like to see your yellow spots and enclosures, and some useful info in keeping them.
thanks ridgie.
thanks ridgie.
uv isn't needed for monitors
yeh no uv in needed, indoors
if you dust them with plenty of culcium and feed them mammals with bones.
then it is generaly not needed.
as adults there is none needed but when growing you need it for their bones to develop,
IMO.
yeh i do agree, a mix of diet helps i do keep uvb on my monitors although i dont think they need it. i guess it cant hurt.
Sorry ridgie, that typed out a little short and attitudey. (I've got the royal irrates with my 40yo flatmate)
The reason why some reptiles need UVB is so they can absorb vitamin D (from memory it is because vitD isn't water soluable which causes problems blah blah blah) which is needed for them to absorb calcium. All reptiles will need this UVB to absorb vitD unless they find a source vitD which has already been metabolised so that it can be absorbed. Reptiles that prey on vertibrates have that source, they don't need UVB because they get their vitD in a form that is ready to be absorbed from the livers of their prey itmes.
All reptiles that feed on inverts will either need UVB or dietry supplements or both to stay healthy.
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