ride206bmx
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ive heard some rumors that you should not use u uv strip for albinos and was wondering if that is true or not
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uv light strip and albinos
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Cornsnake124
Country boy gone wild
some people think that UV rays wash out the colors of corns but I don't think so.
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
A reptile rescue person here in the UK thinks that she's had several snakes passed to her which had been blinded by the use of UV, the majority of which were Snow or Amel Corns. I don't believe this is proven, just something that she had observed as a common factor in their previous husbandry.
Corns don't need UV anyway - they're not a basking species in the wild.
Corns don't need UV anyway - they're not a basking species in the wild.
Snake Dave
Schrödinger's cat
Corns, of any morph, do not need any form of UV light in order to synthesise vitamin D in their bodies, it is the same with humans.
However, in my opinion, the reason why using UV light with albinos could present a problem would be due to the lack of melanin. The lives of albinos in the wild are often short-lived for two reasons:
1) Their physical appearance is very conspicuous and therefore are often spotted and killed by predators.
2) Albinism presents major problems for the skin and the eyes. Since snakes can't put on sunscreen nor wear sunglasses or hats in the wild, this presents a major problem. However, I'm not sure how badly it affects them since they have more than one pigment, but I don't know if they protect from UV rays.
So basically, I wouldn't use a UV light. Because you'd be wasting your money and electricity on something that isn't required and could present a possible problem in the future.
All the best
David
However, in my opinion, the reason why using UV light with albinos could present a problem would be due to the lack of melanin. The lives of albinos in the wild are often short-lived for two reasons:
1) Their physical appearance is very conspicuous and therefore are often spotted and killed by predators.
2) Albinism presents major problems for the skin and the eyes. Since snakes can't put on sunscreen nor wear sunglasses or hats in the wild, this presents a major problem. However, I'm not sure how badly it affects them since they have more than one pigment, but I don't know if they protect from UV rays.
So basically, I wouldn't use a UV light. Because you'd be wasting your money and electricity on something that isn't required and could present a possible problem in the future.
All the best
David