
Don't use a mercury lamp! I can't endorse a specific brand because I don't know what all is available in your area and am really hesitant to use any kind of UV bulbs. There are lots of plant growing lights that give a nice, UV-free brightness to a room. If you do feel you must have a UV bulb, the long fluorescent tubes are the least risky option. There are lots of good resources to compare the UV output of different brands. With UV, more is NOT better. Aim for something with a UV Index less than 3 (see my earlier post for details)! You can start by checking out a local store, writing down the brands and model numbers of UV bulbs that they carry and then look them up for yourself. Doing your homework before will save you from repeating our sad experience!Hoping for a great recovery! Anyone know any good UVA/B lamps, with tall stands? I need extra light in my bird room, and prefer it to be something Sunny can benefit from since Pittsburgh is always cloudy all year round.
Gosh, that just gave me goosebumps and made my eyes watery reading through the recap. I am so glad she made it. I have a special place in my heart for little rhubarb![]()
awwYou have a special place in our story!
Two of the toys you sent that year for Secret Santa are still her favorites: the play mat and the foraging box. Although the mat has been stripped down (I reload it with corks from time to time) and the box doesn't have a lid anymore, she still plays with both of them almost daily!
It's shocking for me to go back through the pictures. Really, when you're in that kind of situation you just live every day in the moment, dealing with things as they come up. It's amazing to see how bad it was, how long it took her to heal.
I've learned quite a bit about patient humility through all of this. And about forgiveness. Even when I had to put ointment on her burns or push a syringe in her mouth to get life-saving medicine into her, she was sweet to me. She wanted cuddles, and to be loved after a much-hated bath or injection at the vet.
And for what it's worth, within the last few weeks she's decided that I'm truly her person. She'll fly from wherever she is to follow me around the house. All I need to do is put my arm out when I hear the first wingbeat and she'll find me for a landing place. She has blessed me in so many ways.
so the zoomed reptisun 5.0 wpuld be safe? it's 2.3 on thr uv table