Uvb lighting..good or bad?

[jasonm96]

In the wild horned frogs eat other frogs and anything else that comes their way, so they get a great deal of their D3 from the whole animals they eat. So long as you remember to supplement your crickets with calcium which includes D3, you will be fine. If you want to provide UVB it won't do any harm at all unless the animal is an albino. It may help the frog manufacture its own D3 but because no studies have been done on this species to prove this, still include D3 from supplements. If you want to provide UVB a 5% UVB would be suitable in most cases but remember to provide plenty of shade away from the light, so the frog can regulate it's exposure.

[hasunnyson]

In the wild horned frogs eat other frogs and anything else that comes their way, so they get a great deal of their D3 from the whole animals they eat. So long as you remember to supplement your crickets with calcium which includes D3, you will be fine. If you want to provide UVB it won't do any harm at all unless the animal is an albino. It may help the frog manufacture its own D3 but because no studies have been done on this species to prove this, still include D3 from supplements. If you want to provide UVB a 5% UVB would be suitable in most cases but remember to provide plenty of shade away from the light, so the frog can regulate it's exposure.

Hey thanks for the reply Jason! I asked this question because I bought the zoo med led with uvb t5ho and didn't know if I wasted my money or not. Lol.

So I should be okay with the uvb on? I have plenty of hiding spots in the tank for the little juve.

[jasonm96]

What % of UVB comes with that? For your tank I would not go over a 5% but if it's a 5% or reptisun 5.0 you should be good to leave it on