uv light and burms

[jayvegito]

hi peaps im using (tempary) as my light as broken the uv that i already had in the viv just for light. will this harm my burms or not.
thanks for taking the time to read this post

[matty]

theres a bit of debate about it tbh..some say yes, some say no..

because theyre nocturnal theres no need for any light in their vivs at all, apart from natural light so they can determine whether its day/night

i saw a picture once of a ratsnake that was blind because it had UV light, but i wouldnt have thought this would happen after a few days, as its only temporary..

but you dont *need* a light, if you thought you did which is why you were using UV..

[Synergy]

i heard its only white light that blinds them and seein as uv dont produce that i dont see how it can but again big debate over the issue

[Akua_Ko_Nalu]

UV isn't really required at all, there is still grey areas over it. If you are using UV, make sure it is only a 2% UV. Anymore could lead to problems.

Snakes in general, will hide from UV.