My Mississippi mud turtle eats Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets happily. The ingredient list says it's fortified with Vitamin D (and lots of other things).
If the purpose of the UVB light is to help them make vitamin D, but she's getting it in her diet, do I NEED a UVB bulb?
I currently have a mercury vapor bulb for her basking spot (and she LOVES to bask!) but would it be okay to just use a heat lamp once the MVB goes?
If the purpose of the UVB light is to help them make vitamin D, but she's getting it in her diet, do I NEED a UVB bulb?
I currently have a mercury vapor bulb for her basking spot (and she LOVES to bask!) but would it be okay to just use a heat lamp once the MVB goes?