do turtles absorb the light bennefits throught the skin, the shell or both
2006-07-12 08:51:47 · 2 answers · asked by nanabanana 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
They absorb the UV rays through the skin, but it helps them shed the scutes.
I suggest you bring your turtle out once a week for 30 minutes of baskig for natural UV which better than any artifical UV light on the market.
UV rays do not penetrate glass very well nor water.
2006-07-12 15:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by wu_gwei21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both, uva and uvb lights benefit the turtle by simulating natural sunshine. they are essential in bone and shell density. that is uv alpha and uv beta. however an outside playground with natural sun is much better. a plastic play pool for about 4 bucks or so at walmart is cool but keep water level low enough so they don't crawl out. limit exposure to 4 hours, water temp brcomes too high during hot summer days.
2006-07-12 15:22:20 · answer #2 · answered by the shug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋