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Pets4u.co.za - Competition
Competition is now
closed.
The winners are as
follows:
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1st:
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R1000
Pets4u online
shopping voucher - Erika van Rooyen
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| 2nd: |
R500
Pets4u online
shopping voucher - Ann Belling
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| 3rd: |
R250 Pets4u online
shopping voucher - Gail Roux |
Congratulations - we
will be contacting you shortly!
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Vitamin D3 deficiency:
This condition usually develops from a lack of
sunlight in captive conditions. Its symptoms include swollen
mouths and limbs and lethargy. By allowing specimens access to
plenty of sunlight and by adding fluorescent fixtures with high
quality UVB-emitting bulbs over their indoor enclosures, this
condition can be curtailed before it develops (Bearded Dragons
in Captivity: Repashy, Allen pg. 52 -53).
Lighting:
UVB is important and allows diurnal captive
reptiles to produce Vitamin D3 which in turns allows them to
properly absorb calcium they need to form healthy bones and to
have healthy, working muscles (Bearded Dragons in Captivity: Repashy, Allen. pg. 22).
Your UV bulb will need to be replaced in 8-12 months, depending
on usage. Fluorescent bulbs lose their UV radiation and about
50% of their lighting output quality within one year. Changing
your terrarium bulb regularly ensures optimal light conditions
and UV radiation to keep your reptiles healthy (www.exo-terra.com).
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