sera guide - Biotope terrariums for reptiles and amphibians

24 Light is required by reptiles not only because of the day and night rhythm, but it also reg- ulates metabolism, activity and digestion. Besides suitable daylight, well-being and natural behavior of most reptiles depend on correct UV-A and UV-B radiation. Energy saving full spectrum daylight lamps such as the sera reptil daylight compact UV-B 2% are especially suitable for this purpose. They can easily simulate the diurnal rhythm when controlled by a timer. Depending on their origin, the animals may additionally require a light source with a higher UV-B amount required for the natu- ral vitamin synthesis, e.g. the sera reptil rainforest compact UV-B 5% and the sera reptil desert compact UV-B 10%. These sera lamps are extremely energy saving and long lived. Furthermore, they ensure excel- lent natural color representation. The correct light sera Tip Normal glass filters the important UV radi- ation of the lamps. It is therefore necessary to install the lamps within the terrarium or on the terrarium – in the latter case, how- ever, only separated from the inside terrar- ium by fine mesh gauze. Depending on the kind of terrarium, the animals must be pro- tected from the light sources by a fine mesh wire grid, as is the case with the hood of the sera reptil terra biotop 60. The sera reptil terra top is an ideal lamp. It can be equipped with 2 dif- ferent lamps. Furthermore, the in- cluded moonlight LEDs allow ob- serving the animals at night. The sera reptil terra top is simply put on top of the terrar- ium hood. The energy saving sera reptil LED energy light with 72 bright, extra long lived LEDs is particularly well suited for aquaterrariums. Daylight and moonlight can be switched separately (page 22). !!