Uv Light Bulbs For Parrots

Parrot and bird lights are important as they provide your parrot with the correct levels of uvb which allows your bird to synthesise vitamin d3 in their skin or through a special process involving the preening gland.

Uv light bulbs for parrots.

What is light and why is it so important. Parrot mag february 2020. John is reptile products manager for arcadia products plc. What constitutes full spectrum light.

Parrot mag january 2020. 2 08 04 2012 11 46 am ann. Also worried that most so called avian uv bulbs are really re purposed reptile lights and are much too strong for close proximity use. Product title uv led black light bulb 9w a19 e26 uv blacklight bu.

Light dome uv reflector lamp perfect for use with your bird its small size fits neatly on the top of your cage or may be clipped near the cage. This bulb supposedly provides the amount of uv that a bird in nature would receive in the shade so you shouldn t fear that you re blasting your bird with sunburn causing rays. Click on a term to search for related topics. Many pet stores also use these lights for their newly arrived birds or recently weaned birds who have been moved out of temperature controlled enclosures.

On my continuous quest for enlightenment regarding all parrot issues i had a rather lengthy conversation with john courteney smith yesterday regarding uv lighting for parrots and other birds. There are no uv rays in the daylight bulb so that you can use it during daytime hours and your pet will enjoy the sunshine. The world leader in reptile aquarium and bird lighting systems. Part 2 issue 265.

The term full spectrum lighting however is commonly used by manufacturers to invoke associations to natural daylight without a rigorous scientific analysis and basis. Incandescent bulbs give off light and varying amounts of heat when an electrical current is passed through a metal filament in the vacuum environment of the glass bulb. In almost all cases placing your birds cage next to a closed window does not provide the bird with any uv b. The highly polished aluminum reflector increases light uvb and uva output by up to 100.

Natural daylight quite intuitively is considered to be the best and optimal lighting for pet birds. The led uv bulb that is included with our light provides the health enhancing low dose uv rays that parrots and birds need along with proper food and toys. Some bulbs apparently use nonstick teflon like technology and i don t know how to identify them. Who better to talk to than the experts who have been active in this field for.

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