Chameleon Sunlight

[chillenword]

I currently have my panther (true-blue Nosy Be) named Riptoid in the corner on my living room, he has been doing well so far with temperatures, humidity, and eating plenty. My living room is sort of like a greenhouse, we have windows all across the three walls, minus the open part that connects to the rest of the house. When the sun is out the room gets a comfy warm and has really good solar heat, what i was going to do is leave my chameleon cage in sight of direct sunlight, I figure combined with the UVB light setup that I have he would do well.

is there anything I should watch for keeping Riptoid in direct sunlight (besides temperature drops at night). what are some benefits of natural sunlight as opposed to UVB or does it not really matter? My goal is to have my little guy grow as healthy and reach his full color potential when he is fully grown. Thanks!

 

[hallenhe]

Natural sunlight is great, but window glass blocks out the UV-B, meaning window-filtered sunlight cannot replace supplemental UV-B (and, on a more positive note, meaning we don't get skin cancer sitting in our living rooms). The thing to watch with direct sunlight is to make sure he always has access to shade and can get out of it if he wants.
I envy you your living room; ours has three smallish windows, two of which are mostly blocked by the house next door.

 

[Lancecham]

Natural sunlight is always the best as no bulb can match the beneficial rays of the sun. Most of the benefial rays do not go through the glass of the window. SO the only way for him to enjoy the natural sunlight in the room he is in is if the windows are open and the rays are hitting the emclosure.

 

[chillenword]

Thanks for the input, you have me thinking of building a cage for outdoors when it is nice out.