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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 141663" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>This is a question that has never been fully answered regarding many nocturnal animals, but I think it's safe to say that they have thrived in captivity without the need of UV light so using one would be experimental at best, overall they aren't used in terrestrial invertebrate husbandry so I think no. Whether they need a light cycle at all is controversial but I feel all animals benefit from having light intensity vary from day to night to help maintain their circadian rhythms which do affect their metabolism cycles. The plain fact is though that not enough proper study has been done to confirm whether nocturnal terrestrial invertebrates benefit from a day/night light cycle at all. </p><p>My view, and it is just my view, is that if the ambient light varies over a 24 hour period a circadian rhythm is maintained which is highly likely to be beneficial to the animal.</p><p>This is not a question that even scientists can answer unfortunately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 141663, member: 27677"] This is a question that has never been fully answered regarding many nocturnal animals, but I think it's safe to say that they have thrived in captivity without the need of UV light so using one would be experimental at best, overall they aren't used in terrestrial invertebrate husbandry so I think no. Whether they need a light cycle at all is controversial but I feel all animals benefit from having light intensity vary from day to night to help maintain their circadian rhythms which do affect their metabolism cycles. The plain fact is though that not enough proper study has been done to confirm whether nocturnal terrestrial invertebrates benefit from a day/night light cycle at all. My view, and it is just my view, is that if the ambient light varies over a 24 hour period a circadian rhythm is maintained which is highly likely to be beneficial to the animal. This is not a question that even scientists can answer unfortunately. [/QUOTE]
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