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Shari
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:19 pm    Post subject: UVB requirements Reply with quote

I have been keeping my active heat UVB lights on 12 - 14 hours a day. This is my primary basking heat source as well as the only UVB source.
Is a 12-14 hour photoperiod too much?
Is 12-14 hours of UVB exposure too much? Does anyone really know?
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Throughout much of their natural distribution, 12-14 hrs is the length of their natural photoperiod, so you should be fine. They actually usually only utilize 8 hrs of this typically, but you do want them to have their native conditions.
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