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Vitamin D3

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KristyS

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ok, I know this might not have to do specifically on cornsnakes but since I know everyone here has a lot of knowledge on quite a few different animals I thought I'd give this a go.:) I currently work at a pet store in the reptile department and right now we have many different species of animals to care for. I have read and been told that the animals with skeletons such as the leopard geckos and chameleons, beardies etc. all need full spectrum lighting because they can not synthisize vitamine D3 without uvb, causing metabolic bone desease. But with the Crested geckos, corn snakes, hondurans etc. we do not (at least I don't ) have to reccomend it... So my question being, why is it that some species are fine without supplementing additional UVB such as the cornsnake?

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated:)

Kristy
 
Because corn snakes are basicaly nocturnal. You will find them out in the day, sometimes, but if up to them they mainly move around at night. Because of this, they have gone years without much direct sunlight and therefore do not require it. UVB lighting is beneficial to them, they just don't HAVE to have it.

(Sorry if my answer rambles...It's 4:00 in the morning):boring:
 
Thanks! That's what I basically thought, for some strange reason I was coming up with ideas that they had a mechanism in their body to actually produce their own vitamin d3:rolleyes:

Thanks for your answer!
Kristy
 
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