The Truth About Ball Python Lighting!

In this video we’re going to take an in-depth look at Ball Python lighting. Whether Ball Pythons need UVB/UVA, or any other kind of light is a hotly debated topic. As you’re about to find out though, these snakes have a strange relationship with light due to their natural history.

As with many of my video topics, this isn’t a simple yes/no/good/bad answer! The only thing I really don’t like is when this topic is distorted for profit…

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Sadly lighting for Ball Pythons has become a controversial topic because some people insist that they need UVB, whilst others insist that they need no light at all. My opinion is that neither idea is 100% accurate. Let’s take a look:

In this video we’ll cover
• The relationship between Ball Pythons and daylight
• The anatomical adaptations that tell us Ball Pythons are mostly nocturnal
• Why do Ball Pythons bask if they are nocturnal? (heat from above vs heat from below will be covered in another video)
• How vitamin D works
• Do Ball Pythons need UVB and UVA? Why the studies might not be as conclusive as we’ve been told!
• How come Ball Pythons can see UV light if they don’t need it?
• Why red heat bulbs should be a thing of the past
• My thoughts on whether you should add lighting to your setup


Contents of this video:
00:01 Intro
01:06 The relationship between Ball Pythons and light (how we know they’re mostly nocturnal)
04:30 How the sale of products is re-writing natural history
06:08 About Vitamin D
12:00 What the studies say (or don’t say…)
15:06 Why Ball Pythons bask
16:05 Why Ball Pythons might not get much UV radiation even if they are crepuscular
17:05 My thoughts on UV lighting

From this video, I hope you’ll have noticed how topics like this can be twisted to suit one camp or another. What I want to do is give you some facts so that you can make your own decisions! As always, please get in touch if there’s anything else you’d like to know…
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