uv light

do i need uv (UVB) light for my normal bp?anyone?:confusd:

Nope! They are nocturnal. If you want to use a light for a display that is fine, but it doesn't need to be a special light.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Nope! They are nocturnal. If you want to use a light for a display that is fine, but it doesn't need to be a special light.

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X2. No light necessary. :)

Here is the caresheet for ball pythons, please read it :)

UV is not necessary for ball pythons as they are nocturnal.

No UV needed, I think aaron(the serpent merchant) is doing a test to see if UV helps at all with their colors, with different lights(different types of uv lights).

how about heating stuff?:confusd:

heating stuff? what do you mean? What can you use to heat a cage?

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how about heating stuff?:confusd:

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Most of us use belly heat if our ambient room temps are above 75º. You might need a low wattage heat lamp if your cool side is lower than 75º. If not, a UTH connected to a thermostat will be fine.

Checkout this thread, it goes over cage heating in detail:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t-Thermometers

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Did you read the caresheet I linked???? :confusd::confusd:

I was recently introduced to a study involving Corn snakes, where they provided daily UV exposure. The only Measurable benefit was the that the Snakes calcium and D3 levels were noticeably higher than the non UV exposed control group( I'm talking 50-65% higher). That being said captive snakes to not REQUIRE UV lights, however I am toying with the idea of UV exposure for females during the building phase of breeding to see if it cuts down on the instances of "Snowflaking" in the clutches produced.

But generally i do not provide a UV source for my Ball Pythons.