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Hello all my fellow Reptile peeps. Hope all of you are doing well today. I have a lighting question. On a few of my reptiles tanks I use the Zoo Med Daylight blue bulbs that say they provide UVA. Also I use some bulbs on my other tanks that provide a combination of UVA and UVB. I was wondering what is the big difference between the light provided by these bulbs we use and the bulbs that are used in Tanning beds that humans use? Do the tanning beds provide a stronger UVB? What are the big differences?
 
What kind of reptiles are you using the lights for? I did a lecture not long ago for our herp society concerning reptile lighting and heating and had to research all thsi stuff.

UVA is more for the visual. The vision of many herp species fall in this part of the light spectrum and use UVA to help them identify members of the same species, gender roles, vegetation and insects that are safe to eat, etc. It essentially provides visual markers for the herp in finding food and mates.

UVB is what generally helps herps synthesize vitamin D3 and produce calcium, etc. (the stuff we generally associate with herps and UV lighting). This helps bone growth, boosts immunity systems, aids in food digestion, etc.

The amount of UVA and UVB light you provide for your herp will vary with the species. Hopefully, this helps a little.

I'm not 100% for certain, but I would certainly think the amounts of UV emitted from a sunbed would be much more than that produced by reptile bulbs. And I would wager to guess that it would produce unhealthy amounts of whichever type (A or B) it emits for herps.
 
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