do water dragons need uv?

[BoaBurmCorn!]

as the title says

[Madhouse5]

yes they do 5% + depending on your set-up , mine have a 5% on the back wall and a 5% on the top as the viv 6 feet high this should be on a 12 hour cycle

[Rthompson]

It is actually recommended to use a 10% or higher for a CWD, far better spread and penetration in an ideally arboreal / jungle based environment.

[Arcadiajohn]

Yes 100% they need it to live a long healthy life,

No can say this % for that animal!! It does not work like that!!

The only way to work out what lamp is required is to look at the wild animal. Look at the average wild uv index and match that with a lamp but keep in mind the limitations of the lamp! Uv cannot travel far from the lamp so the bigger the species, the bigger the viv! The bigger the viv the more uv power is needed to push the energy down far enough.

Have a read of this http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/wp-co..._PRK_Dec11.pdf

It is for iggs but the advice is identical. Then go to Arcadia Reptile and click on lighting guide. All the sequence is there on the interactive light guide. All you need is the height of the viv and the species,,,we do the rest for you.

Happy to help further if required

John

[geckograham]

Yes they need UV. Just get a 10%, barely any difference in price and it can't do any harm. 5% for a diurnal reptile seems too weak to me.