Chameleons Glow In The Dark?

[Casket_Case]

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/chameleon-bones-florescent-ultraviolet-light-spd

Has anyone tested this? Are those purple-ish Ultraviolet lights safe for our chameleons?

 

[kinyonga]

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/fun-fact-chameleon-bones-glow-in-the-dark

https://roaring.earth/chameleons-glow-in-the-dark/

Imho...it's not something I would use until/unless we know if the chameleon would move out of it to prevent over exposure to the UVB or not.

 

[kinyonga]

I love this one..
https://www.livescience.com/61454-chameleons-bones-glow.html

And this one...
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-a...ark-bones-and-may-be-using-this-to-get-lucky/

Another...
https://www.inverse.com/article/40342-chameleons-have-sexy-glowing-bone-crests

Last one...
https://www.newsweek.com/ultraviolet-chameleons-fluorescent-bones-lizards-783396

 

[Casket_Case]

Should I see if Van glows in the dark? :0

 

[Casket_Case]

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/fun-fact-chameleon-bones-glow-in-the-dark

https://roaring.earth/chameleons-glow-in-the-dark/

Imho...it's not something I would use until/unless we know if the chameleon would move out of it to prevent over exposure to the UVB or not.

Dang I wish we could find out

 

[kinyonga]

Dang I wish we could find out

Find out if he glows in the dark?

 

[Casket_Case]

Find out if he glows in the dark?

Find out first that and then if UV is okay for them

 

[kinyonga]

Well...we all know they need UVB during he day to be able to produce the D3 needed to use the calcium in the system.

Regarding the UV from black light for a few seconds of exposure to show the glow would be different than you wanting to leave the black light on all the time. What were you intending to do?

One more site...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-19070-7

 

[kinyonga]

I can't tell you much.....this might help...
https://www.waveformlighting.com/tech/top-4-things-to-consider-before-buying-uv-blacklights

 

[Casket_Case]

Well...we all know they need UVB during he day to be able to produce the D3 needed to use the calcium in the system.

Regarding the UV from black light for a few seconds of exposure to show the glow would be different than you wanting to leave the black light on all the time. What were you intending to do?

One more site...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-19070-7

I’m not intending to but I wanted to know if it could be safe, no way to find out, not going to risk it.

 

[Pickle-cham]

I thought its chameleon bones that glow in the dark

 

[Casket_Case]

I thought its chameleon bones that glow in the dark

But are still visible while the Cham is alive

 

[Mountain Dragon]

I thought it was the (Is it casque or cask) cask was the thing that glowed

 

[redhorse]

interesting

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Fluorescent is not glow in the dark; it's glow under ultraviolet. Darkness just helps contrast.
Glow in the dark is usually either:

phosphorescence, which requires previous exposure to light, or​

bioluminescence, like a firefly.​

 

[Casket_Case]

I thought it was the (Is it casque or cask) cask was the thing that glowed

It’s casque and nah the whole lizard glows

 

[Casket_Case]

Fluorescent is not glow in the dark; it's glow under ultraviolet. Darkness just helps contrast.
Glow in the dark is usually either:

phosphorescence, which requires previous exposure to light, or​

bioluminescence, like a firefly.​

You know what I mean lmao I talked about the UV light above

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Not always, and you're not the only one who reads these.

 

[Casket_Case]

Not always, and you're not the only one who reads these.

Nah shit lol that’s the point in being on a forum. Simple mistake.

 

[Pickle-cham]

Fluorescent is not glow in the dark; it's glow under ultraviolet. Darkness just helps contrast.
Glow in the dark is usually either:

phosphorescence, which requires previous exposure to light, or​

bioluminescence, like a firefly.​

They must have the devil in them, the chemical that illuminates is luciferin