YvetteAimee
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- Jun 6, 2014
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This is my first week with my baby RF and we've blown our budget on it, happily of course. We got it with general knowledge and everything the pet store employee told us was wrong. Thankfully we could return most of the stuff we bought but I got landed with a $20 UV compact style bulb because I couldn't afford to spring for an alternate UV system. And I didn't want to return it if I absolutely was going to need it before I could afford the better alternative.
After some advice about taking our RF outside for natural UV I stopped using the bulb and put it away. BUT, after 3 days of cloudy skies and rain I pulled it out for some UV time. I live in Michigan where we have 2 seasons, cold winter that never ends, and humid, mosquito filled, HOT summer from Hades.
I've been told these UV bulbs are bad, but isn't sitting in a dark room with a basking bulb and NO UV just as bad? Should I use this thing sparingly? Most online care sheets say that RF's need 10-12 hours of UV exposure. I don't want to be a bad momma here. Should I time the use? Take the RF outside regardless of no apparent sunshine?
After some advice about taking our RF outside for natural UV I stopped using the bulb and put it away. BUT, after 3 days of cloudy skies and rain I pulled it out for some UV time. I live in Michigan where we have 2 seasons, cold winter that never ends, and humid, mosquito filled, HOT summer from Hades.
I've been told these UV bulbs are bad, but isn't sitting in a dark room with a basking bulb and NO UV just as bad? Should I use this thing sparingly? Most online care sheets say that RF's need 10-12 hours of UV exposure. I don't want to be a bad momma here. Should I time the use? Take the RF outside regardless of no apparent sunshine?