Re: Does a Columbian Red Tail Boa need UV Light?
There's been a few lengthy discussions about snakes and UV recently.
In summary very few snakes *need* UV. That is they won't die without it.
There is however a large number of research papers that show it is very beneficial to them.
My boss Boa imperator was the first snake I provided UV for and the change in her behaviour was very noticeable - she went from spending most of the day hiding to spending a fair few hours a day basking under the UV lamp.
Note that a good many nocturnal animals do not necessarily spend the day hidden away in complete darkness - they sleep in the open and semi-open a good deal of the time.
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0.1 B imperator, 1.0 M spilota harrisoni, 1.0 C hortulanus, 2.1 P reticulatus (Madu locality), 1.1 S amethystine, 1.1 L olivaceous, 1.0 C angulifer, 1.0 Z persicus, 0.1 P regius, 0.1 N natrix, 0.1 E climacophora, 1.0 P obsoletus, 0.1 L geluta nigrtia, 1.0 P catenifer sayi, 1.0 T lepidus
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