Post by jacemanc on Oct 5, 2017 12:32:29 GMT -7
Hi, I have a African Grey named Lexy. She's 7 years old. I been using featherbright spiral lights that are made for birds for the last 5 years. After doing some research everywhere I heard that for African Greys it would be better to have 5% UVB. Also in some PDF writup I found online that a girl named Laura Wade, DVM, ABVP (Avian)
Specialized Care for Avian & Exotic Pets said that African grey can benefit from higher UVB and listed these lights below
High UVB:
ZooMed Reptisun 5.0 linear tube
Hagen ExoTerra Reptiglo 5.0 linear tube
Low UVB:
Arcadia Bird Lamp linear tube
Duro-Test Vita-Lite linear tube
Anyway, I ended up buying a Zoomed Reptisun 5.0 linear T8 48inches long that has 5% UVB, 30% UVA, And 6700 Kelvin rating. Now my only concern is the Kelvin rating that is 6700k. I know 5500k is the exact number for birds to see in the right color but when I asked them if they had anything with 5% uvb and 30% UVA with a lower Kelvin they said no, that's the lowest one. So I'm assuming this is the light mentioned everywhere for higher UVB for African Greys. I have bought a fixture for this zoo med T8 bulb and it comes with two spots to put up to two bulbs in the fixture. What I would like to know is if I buy another light bulb that has no UVB and no UVA and only has Kelvin rating of 5500k would I be able to put that in the fixture along with the zoo med bulb that has 5% UVB, 30% UVA and 6700 Kelvin? Would my African Grey be able to see in the right spectrum only, in the 5500 Kelvin rays, and then the 6700 Kelvin bulb would not affect her? or would I need to get a bulb with a much lower Kelvin like 4000 Kelvin so they meet up in the middle somewhere (5500k)? Basically I'm planning on adding a lower Kelvin light with no UVA and no UVB and just Kelvin of 5500 with the one that has a higher Kelvin in hopes that it either overrides it or my African Grey sees like it is 5500k only and the other Kelvin from the other light isn't affecting her sight. I want to use the zoo med light and I'm trying to make it perfect. Only thing that zoo med light is missing is the right Kelvin rating. If anyone can help me with this it would be really appreciated. Also would like to know if there can be anything negative happen by using 6700 Kelvin with African Grey, and if anyone knows where I can get a 48 inch linear bulb that has 5% UVB, 30% UVA, and 5500 Kelvin please let me know. I've looked everywhere and nothing so far. Thank you.
Specialized Care for Avian & Exotic Pets said that African grey can benefit from higher UVB and listed these lights below
High UVB:
ZooMed Reptisun 5.0 linear tube
Hagen ExoTerra Reptiglo 5.0 linear tube
Low UVB:
Arcadia Bird Lamp linear tube
Duro-Test Vita-Lite linear tube
Anyway, I ended up buying a Zoomed Reptisun 5.0 linear T8 48inches long that has 5% UVB, 30% UVA, And 6700 Kelvin rating. Now my only concern is the Kelvin rating that is 6700k. I know 5500k is the exact number for birds to see in the right color but when I asked them if they had anything with 5% uvb and 30% UVA with a lower Kelvin they said no, that's the lowest one. So I'm assuming this is the light mentioned everywhere for higher UVB for African Greys. I have bought a fixture for this zoo med T8 bulb and it comes with two spots to put up to two bulbs in the fixture. What I would like to know is if I buy another light bulb that has no UVB and no UVA and only has Kelvin rating of 5500k would I be able to put that in the fixture along with the zoo med bulb that has 5% UVB, 30% UVA and 6700 Kelvin? Would my African Grey be able to see in the right spectrum only, in the 5500 Kelvin rays, and then the 6700 Kelvin bulb would not affect her? or would I need to get a bulb with a much lower Kelvin like 4000 Kelvin so they meet up in the middle somewhere (5500k)? Basically I'm planning on adding a lower Kelvin light with no UVA and no UVB and just Kelvin of 5500 with the one that has a higher Kelvin in hopes that it either overrides it or my African Grey sees like it is 5500k only and the other Kelvin from the other light isn't affecting her sight. I want to use the zoo med light and I'm trying to make it perfect. Only thing that zoo med light is missing is the right Kelvin rating. If anyone can help me with this it would be really appreciated. Also would like to know if there can be anything negative happen by using 6700 Kelvin with African Grey, and if anyone knows where I can get a 48 inch linear bulb that has 5% UVB, 30% UVA, and 5500 Kelvin please let me know. I've looked everywhere and nothing so far. Thank you.
