Reptile husbandry essentials — UVB (290–300 nm) for vitamin D3/calcium, species-specific temperature gradients

Reptile husbandry essentials

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).

> UVB light (290–300 nm) is especially important for most diurnal lizards and chelonians for vitamin D 3 synthesis > requirements shown are air temperature gradients

Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_reptile_husbandry.txt (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

• UVB light (290–300 nm) is especially important for most diurnal lizards and chelonians for vitamin D 3 synthesis
• requirements shown are air temperature gradients