No UV bulb or sunlight
Natural sunlight
2.0 UV bulb, occasionally on
2.0 UV bulb, daily
5.0 UV bulb, occasionally on
5.0 UV bulb, daily
Something else (comment below)
My local herp friends are split down the middle on the issue of UV lighting with tree frogs. Everyone seems to have a different setup. So, I'm curious about what all of the White's tree frog owners on here are using. How do you UV?
I forgot to add in there whether you use a coiled bulb (CFL) or long florescent bulb.
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i do use a 5.0 uvb bulb all day every day. and yes i am using a cfl though it has been known to cause blindness in reptiles (mainly torts) i haven't had a problem with them. I am also working on an out door enclosure for my whites so they can get natural sun.
Same I use 5.0 CFL's. It's the primary source of heating and its good for my plants also. I always thought it was good for white's in them metabolising calcium? Anyone know if this is true?
my white's tank, (125g paludarium) runs t5ho lighting. no uv lighting at all.
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
Just my opinion, I use 6% arcadian bulb from lightyourreptiles.com 12 inches above the cage and they seem to do great. I also have the blue aussie whites tho. So I do not know if their requirments are different.
Michael Novy
rainforestjunkys.com
I use a bit of a variety- I have older t12 fixtures in my basement ceiling
centered about 12" above ..... 2- 36" H exo terras ( very heavily planted) ( housing A moreletii / A callidryas )
is a double 48 inch T12 fixture w/ 2-Philips daylight deluxe 2325 lumens
near-by ( same type of fixture )
16,000 lumens Philips 2 " plant and Aquarium bulbs"
hanging above the A. moreletii ( only ) is one standard base 2.0 uvb
facing the front glass of all 5 enclosures ( 3 dart and 2 tree frog) are philips standard base 'plant bulbs' that have the double duty of providing day time heat as well
Current Collection
Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"
Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"
Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)
Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
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I use a night time heat lamp 50 watts
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