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Postby firefly » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:13 pm

Have anybody ever experienced, heard of or seen small lizards getting sunburn from a UV light??
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Postby johnnyk » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:27 am

firefly - I assume you are talking about the UV lighting in cages...

These lights are mostly UVB With no or very little UVA. The amount of UVB radiation is also of such a quantity that it won't cause sunburn of any kind.
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Postby paul » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:44 am

It depends what UV lights you are using.

If the UV lights malfunction it is possible.
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Postby firefly » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:30 pm

UV lights yes... okay here it is. it is possible!! saw two baby iguanas with severe sunburn from UV ligts. apparently a problem with the lights yes
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