UNDERSTANDING
REPTILE LIGHTING SYSTEMS
A C Highfield
Above: Metabolic bone
disease is revealed by the spinal region depression
visible on this Geochelone sulcata (African
Spurred tortoise). MBD is typically caused by lack of
exposure to UV-B as well as by dietary factors.
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ŠA. C. Highfield 1998-2002 (Updated May 2015)