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[Jeanne]

Well...beardies are day-time lizards and don't burrow underground, that I'm aware of. And I've heard a lot of horror stories (and seen pics) about severe calcium deficiency due to lack of UVB lights for beardies.


I don't know much about lizards at all....but I do know I haven't seen any compelling evidence to say that beardies should NOT have UV lighting...and plenty to say that they DO. (Although I will grant you this was all 2 years ago when I was researching and learning about my little guy....haven't looked at that stuff in ages.)

Mine is doing great under his lights...rarely ever uses his hide and sleeps soundly at night as soon as the lights go out.

Beardies must have UVB lighting to metabolize calcium. UVB creates vitamin d3 in thier bodies. So yes Judy is right Mr.Python... I would not want to keep a beardie without UVB period...nor would I want to take a chance on doing so with any monitor due to the fact that there are fewer ppl saying they dont need it than the amount of ppl saying they do need it.