Help me figure this one out...

[gitrdone0420]

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Not that this adds anything at all to the discussion, but when we got our first leo, we kept her on sand, no heat, in the basement, no calcium for a year and a half. No shed problems, no MBD. We just didn't know, and thought we had been told what we needed to do. Finally, I googled them to see if they were mean or not, and that changed everything.

My point, difficult to see though it is, is that theorizing about the wild or yacking about biology don't hold TOO much sway with me. Even experience, when so limited, can't be relied upon (look at my initial experience). But the thousands and thousands of leos that have lived their entire lights without UVB convince me totally. There are so many folks that keep them without it that if they NEEDED it, we would know it by now.

Well, that was my point... That the specific bulb is not needed due to the fact of how many people keep their leos without one. You are right. If that directly caused a problem, I am pretty sure we would have figured it out by now and added it to a care sheet! =]
There are many leos that go without proper care who end up lasting a long time... They are hardy animals. But things such as living on sand with no UTH can (doesnt mean it will) happen. And I know, if I can avoid a problem, I will def. try to do so.

 

[ILoveGeckos14]

I dont think leos need the bulb but some might like it from time to time.