Sick red-eyed tree frog?

[Kurt]

Vitamins A and D3 are important, as is calcium. UVB lights are not nessisary for treefrogs, but they can be used, if only for the plants.

[John]

UVB lights are not nessisary for treefrogs, but they can be used, if only for the plants.

What??

[Kurt]

You can use a UVB light to grow plants, but it is not needed for the frog.

[1beataway]

See, this is what I was taught at work. All reptiles and amphibians need UVA (at least, and having UVB and UVA is much better) bulbs, because they need to get the UV rays from the sun, which they can't do very well in a tank, and those light bulbs provide that. The UV rays helps them perform bodily functions.

I'm pretty sure that we would deny selling any reptile or amphibian if a person had no light.

[Kurt]

Nocturnal and fossarial animals do not require UV light, because in nature they are usually avoiding it.

[1beataway]

But even when they're hiding in shade, wouldn't they be able to get some UV rays? Like people who sit in the shade and get a sunburn?

[Kurt]

I have never known anyone that got a sunburn in the shade.