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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:35 pm **UBV**

I just got a 46 gallon tank today and at the store, the manager told me that turtles that are over 4 inches usually don't need UVB anymore. Is this true?

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:42 pm

Go back to the store and slap him on the back of the head for me. RES need UVB to synthesize vit D3 at the least........among other things. All their lives.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:21 am

This happens alot with pet staff... They sometimes give out the right information but then again they sometimes give out the wrong...

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:16 am **Re: UBV**

respeanut wrote:I just got a 46 gallon tank today and at the store, the manager told me that turtles that are over 4 inches usually don't need UVB anymore. Is this true?

Definitely NOT good information. When I took Sheba to the vet, the vet actually recommended a higher amount of UVB for her shell.

I would refer the manager to this site so he can get properly educated.

Keep using the UVB!

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:39 am

Damn,its amazing how stupid pet store employees can be..ugh i wanna slap someone now!

Like grey goose said,alot of living things need UVB.

Dont stop using the UVB!

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:26 pm

I wouldn't blame pet store employees purely, I mean, they're just trying to make an honest living, put a dollar into their pockets, there's nothing wrong with that. If they're uneducated about the species clearly, then maybe they shouldn't be working that department of the shop, but then again, they may have had previous turtle experience, and thought that it was fine.

Same for managers, they probably have had the shop for quite some time and didn't have the time to research turtles, or are not internet-savy (like many older people I know,

), so they may have thought what works best, based on previous experiences or whatever.

So the best thing to do, like the post above me, is to tell them about the site, or give them a few helpful facts, since chances are, they weren't trying to kill your turtle in the first place,

Only exception is, if they are stubborn and persistent, despite their situation and being informed, they go their own way and do things they way they see fit, then they should be slapped upside the head,

Just my two cents.

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:26 am

grey goose wrote:Go back to the store and slap him on the back of the head for me. RES need UVB to synthesize vit D3 at the least........among other things. All their lives.

Heh, I agree with you, you should seriously slap him on the head

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:50 am

No. No. No. No!!!!!!! They need it throughout their lives!

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