Ultimate Reptile Lighting Guide

What lights do reptiles need? Do reptiles need UVA or UVB? Do snakes need light or just heat? Do reptiles need light at night? This episode is a complete guide to lighting a reptile enclosure! Dr. Frances Baines is one of the most well-known reptile lighting experts herpetoculture has to offer. Dr. Baines is a vet out of the UK and has decades of experience studying the optimal light requirements for captive reptiles and has spent years testing and advising reptile brands as they develop new lighting technology. In this episode, Dr. Baines fills us in on how she got started studying reptile lighting, we discuss how to replicate the solar spectrum including what function each section of the spectrum has. We cover lighting for nocturnal species, simulating dusk and dawn, D3 synthesis, and the remarkable role of vitamin D beyond calcium metabolism. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/... JOIN US ON PATREON:   / animalsathome   CHECK OUT CUSTOM REPTILE HABITATS: https://www.animalsathome.ca/crh LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:   / reptilelighting   http://www.uvguide.co.uk/ How much UVB does my reptile need? https://api.semanticscholar.org/Corpu... Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode: Roman Muryn, Here a 3 Lamp evaluation with Crotophytus collaris collaris and Laudakia stellio brachydactyla,    • Here a 3 Lamp evaluation with Crotophytus ...   JTB Reptiles, Photoperiods: Vivarium Lighting Setup w/ Sunrise & Sunset – How Long to Leave Lights On For Reptiles,    • Photoperiods: Vivarium Lighting Setup w/ S...   0:00 Coming Up 1:24 Guest Introduction 4:56 Housekeeping 5:35 Welcome Dr. Baines / Give us your background 11:55 What drew you towards studying reptile lighting? 18:20 Becoming a Zoo Lighting Advisor 24:05 Do we NEED Full Spectrum Light? 41:23 How do we replicate sunlight? 51:48 Providing Infrared 54:44 What purpose does each section of the spectrum serve? 1:07:00 Light for Nocturnal Species 1:14:33 Dusk & Dawn 1:18:48 UVB & Vitamin D3 1:31:30 Dangers of UV 1:40:09 Closing Thoughts 1:42:25 Outro SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: APPLE► https://apple.co/347PjSO SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI GOOGLE► https://bit.ly/3dX6bQq STITCHER► https://bit.ly/2UFzwHM _________________________________________ WEBSITE► https://www.animalsathome.ca EMAIL►[email protected] FACEBOOK►   / animalsathome.ca   INSTAGRAM►   / animalsathomeca   DONATE TO AMAZON RAINFOREST CONSERVANCY (ARC): http://amazonrainforestconservancy.com/ BELOW ARE MY AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER: More information here: https://www.animalsathome.ca/affiliat... PODCAST EQUIPMENT: ZOOM H6: https://amzn.to/3n2YBIP Shure SM58: https://amzn.to/2Gqx2Ze Microphone Boom: https://amzn.to/33g40UT Microphone Desk Stand: https://amzn.to/34r6wHx Head Phones: https://amzn.to/3cLmdNl FILM & OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shelving Unit: https://amzn.to/2waz0nD Camera: http://amzn.to/2D8Ed0w Lavalier Microphone: http://amzn.to/2oPjpac Action Camera: http://amzn.to/2HeDug Voice Over Microphone: https://amzn.to/2AXyq22 Drill: https://amzn.to/2SH9Veg ABOUT DILLON: Welcome to my channel, Animals at Home! Here you will find the reptile videos I have made as well as video versions of The Animals at Home Podcast! The podcast mainly focuses on the pet reptile industry. My mission with Animals at Home is simple: To inspire others to push the limits of their reptile husbandry by promoting the importance of high-level, creative husbandry individualized for each reptile.    • Ultimate Reptile Lighting Guide   DISCLAIMER: Try this at your own risk! I take full responsibility for the safety of this setup for myself but cannot recommend anyone copy what I have done unless you are willing to do the same.