Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[martin day]

i had a quite heated discussion on boscs with out uv i personally think that untill there is solid proof it should still be provided
what are your thoughts on this

[jordkil]

Yeah I also think that it should be used. I have a young bosc (18 inches) and I wasn't going to use uv but then I thought that it would help his developing bones. So i use uv.
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[martin day]

boscs are dirunal and in the wild they come up from their burrow to warm in the sun (uv) then go on the hunt for the food after eating they lay on some thing warmed by the sun (uv) to help digest the food theyve eaten
they have it in the wild so why take it away ?
does anyone not use uv i dont want an argument of heard of a couple of people dont use it i would just like to know what results youve had with
size &age
temperment
how much they eat
sleeping patterns
and any deformities

[dirtydozen210]

the adult pair i have have never had uv and they are both in excellnt condition apart from a bit of scarring to the males back and they both eat fine, they both sleep quite a lot but what boscs dont and their temps are great

[martin day]

how old and big are they?

[dirtydozen210]

the male is about 3 and about 4 foot and the female is about 2 2and a half and about 3 foot

[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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[martin day]

i totally agree jerry

[dirtydozen210]

i will be adding a uv light to my boscs tank now but why isnt there any problems with them now when they have never had access to it

[martin day]

i think thats been down to you feeding all the right things so theyve been getting vitamin d3 from there meals ,but i would add a uv though if they get it in the wild they should have it in captitvity