can someone please tell me if a plant light is as good as a uvb balb for iguanas. heard it works and found them to be much cheaper.

does it put out UV ? if not it is worthless for an ig

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im not real sure thats why I was asking I know they something out cause plants need it but not sure if its the same as what an iggy needs

not the same.....please get a proper bulb, designed for reptiles that need UV radiation. It could save your scaley buddies life,,

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i have one I was just wondering about it cause I heard they worked and found they were much cheaper oh well guess I stay with what I have thanks.

If plant bulbs were good enough...the UVB companies would have no business...no sorry plant bulbs are for plants...Stick with the proper uvb bulbs....without them, your iguana will suffer....Lyn

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No, I don't believe so. Plants and iguanas have different needs.

For example, exo-terra sells 2.0, 5.0 and 8.0 UV tubes.
8.0 are recommended for carnivore/omnivore reptiles, 5.0 for herbivore reptiles like igs for example and 2.0 are recommend for plants or reptiles without UV requirements since the UVB output is very small.
From what I know, any common house bulb outputs the same amount of UVB than the 2.0 tube so you see, it would be like having your ig without UVs.

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Definetley get 2 seperate bulbs, you can buy a combo hood with space for 2 or more bulbs at once I asked a guy at the pet shop the same question and he said ne was fine but this is not true ESPECIALLY for Iguanas who really depend on UVB to survive.

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Hello,

Unless I am mistaken, "plant lights" emit higher levels of UVA which is to promote photosynthesis. They produce low level UVB or none at all.

This is just a recollection that I am having, so I don't want to be quoted.

If you are looking for a quality lighting unit for your iguana, check out Reptile UV.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Rich is right. Most plants don't require UVB, just UVA, so a plant is no good for an ig.

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