My scorpions

[Pavel]

Originally Posted by froggsong

For obvious reasons? I used blacklights for a while when I couldn't afford standard UV bulbs...

Originally Posted by beckdg

i think so... they can be stressful to the eyes. almost blinding in a way.

It's not a matter of stress -- it's a matter of contributing to cataracts and skin cancer.

UV light is used for vitamin D synthesis in many organisms, including humans. However, all UV light is damaging to body cells. There is NO SUCH THING as a "safe" tan where UV is involved. For humans, there are any number of ways to obtain vit D without sunexposure as it is included in most vitamin supplements and some foods are fortified with it (especially milk and cereals).

[beckdg]

thanks pavel.