I bought some UV lamp, and it says 7%+ UVB and upto 15% UVA. What is that supposed to mean?
Thank you.
2007-12-30 06:59:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Melissa Kaplan discuss's the use of these percentages used on UV lights in this article and how misleading these numbers can be.
http://www.anapsid.org/uvtable.html
2007-12-30 09:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by Thea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The big question is a percentage of what? UVB yes - but the UVB as compared to what? The other bulbs on the market? The sun in the morning? The sun in the afternoon? As it was told to me once - the percentage implies the percentage of the sun equal to that at the equator midday. Whether this is accurate or not - I still rely on my UVB meter to measure the emissions coming from the bulbs.
A rule of thumb - for heavy baskers such as iguanas, basilisks, water dragons, bearded dragons, anoles, turtles/torts, etc - you want a 5.0 or better. For low-level baskers such as chameleons you want no higher than a 2.0.
2007-12-30 19:09:04 · answer #2 · answered by prism_wolf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The % is percent of UVB
2007-12-30 15:02:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it mans 7percent or higher UVB
2007-12-30 15:59:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋