Basking spot and UVB

[Hugsplox]

I went looking but wasn't impressed. He didn't convince me of anything in what I watched. He said he wrote a paper and got a high grade. So....that doesn't mean it was correct. Just that he did well in presenting his topic and hypothesis.

He also says it's true that snakes can get what they need from their food and then throws in a BUT trying to justify his beliefs.

He also mentioned UVB working against RI. Why? If you're having a repeat issue with RI it's not the light. How do breeders using nothing but tubs not have such issues?

This is the one I skimmed through.
https://youtu.be/OxgJVFYjC0Y

I wasn't super impressed with this either. A lot of reptiles need UVB for D3 purposes. That's why with a lot of gecko species, bearded dragons, etc etc you have to supplement. D3 is a vitamin that helps the body absorb calicum. It's a pretty simple process, UVB helps create a pre-vitamin form of D3, and then heat converts that to a vitamin form. Most snakes absorb the D3 from the prey item, eliminating the "need" for UVB or any kind of supplement.

That's not to say you might see some behavioral changes if you provide UVB, and if I'm not mistaken there have been some larger studies on using UVB with crepuscular and nocturnal reptiles, but I don't think there's really been a breakthrough showing a huge health benefit.