Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[dirtydozen210]

do bosc or black throats actually need uv lightin of any kind

[martin day]

youve just replyed to my thread saying you havent got any with your bosc pair and now your asking if they need it on a differnt thread

[puddlesplash]

its not been researched extensively enough to say, a bit like how there are no actual statistics to prove mobile phones affect children. My boscs just over 1 and half years old, never had UV before other than from the natural outdoors when its warm and he's absolutely fine.
Research apparently shows monitors have better behaviour preferences when they have UV available to them but I've never read much on it and for all anyone knows it may just be a coincidence. Its not like boscs in the wild are better behaved than captive specimens, so i dont exactly understand what they mean by better behaved.

[dirtydozen210]

[martin day]

its a different of opinions if they use it or not some people do some dont for for different reasons you could of made your own mind up if you had left the first thread alone and not asked the same question in a different way

[jacobsecology]

hey to stop being petty! as puddlesplash said it's not 100% known. i have a mercury vapour uv thingy and it really brings out the colours of my bosc but apart from that it's not known!

[dirtydozen210]

i was thinking the same thing jacob, whats with the attitude????
If you would read the post correctly you would notice that i was also asking about a black throat i just thought i would add the bosc in there too as i do have both species. I also added the thread before i noticed the other one up so just back off yeah

[Reptilekeeping.com]

Bosc monitors are a diurnal species, therefore out in the sun during the day,

Keeping a species of this kind in captivity with no UVB can only lead to problems.

In my opinion i would always use UVB with this species, we took in a ill bosc monitor a couple of weeks ago, was kept in conditions with no UVB.

Low and behold 2 weeks later with a power sun and he's piling on the weight several times more active and looks much better.

UVB allows the animal to produce pre D3, which allows it to uptake calcium phosphorus etc from it's diet and use for bone and body growth.

if your going to keep a reptile in captivity it is your responsibility to provide an environment that it would give it everything like it has in the wild.
In the wild they get UVB, not providing this in captivity is neglecting the animal's needs.

Not providing UVB for a diurnal species of reptile, is out and out neglect & cruelty.

Jerry Cole
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