Quote Originally Posted by tgampper View Post
Actually UVB may be a vital consideration in....................

Here are the links to a couple of articles that I highly recommend:
‎www.amphibianark.org/pdf/Husbandry/Amphibian%20diet%20nutrition.pdf
‎www.amphibianark.org/pdf/Husbandry/Amphibian%20UV-B%20and%20Vitamin%20D3.pdf

Thx for the links. There was some pretty good information in there and food for thought. The really interesting thing to me is that to a varying degree, some frogs/toads might see down into the uv spectrum. This begs the question for FBT's which typically are considered as having poor quality eyesight...... will UV light help them see crickets and other feeders better?

As for your mention of basking light, do you feel it was the UVB in the basking light that directly affected them in a positive way, or was it just the warmth provided by the light? Most any light that is intended to produce heat will typically produce UVA/B as well as infrared. Though there are very high dollar lights that can be had to produce what ever spectrum you want.

Still I would caution anyone that suddenly thinks they need to include a basking light in they viv to consider the size of their viv and ask themselves if their viv is large enough handle the extra heat. Particularly if they have frogs/toads from temperate climates such as the fire-belly. I don't think my ten-gallon viv can support the heat from a basking light. If I ever get motivated enough to build out the large exxo-terra habitat that has been sitting empty for well over six months, I will probably include a basking light in it as the size should be able to handle the extra heat.