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Author: Mark Scherz

UV and Uroplatus

UV and Uroplatus

A common question that crops up among herpetoculturalists who keepĀ Uroplatus is how much UV they need. This is an important question, because UV, especially UV-B, can be critical to reptiles (and other animals) because it is involved in the pathway that produces vitamin D3 and allows for calcium to be absorbed by the body. But it is not really clear how this works in nocturnal reptiles. InĀ Uroplatus we have the interesting case that the geckos, although active at night, sleep…

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