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a little food for thought:
In humans fare skinned people only need about 10 minutes of sun on there hands and face (without sunscreen) to produce a healthy amount of D3 (that's right we make our own too)
The darker your skin is the more time you need in the sun to absorb enough UVB to produce the same amount of UVB.
I'm not sure how that would translate to reptiles; but i would figure it would be, at the very least, somewhat similar.

[QUOTE="Jason, post: 86056, member: 1372"] a little food for thought: In humans fare skinned people only need about 10 minutes of sun on there hands and face (without sunscreen) to produce a healthy amount of D3 (that's right we make our own too) The darker your skin is the more time you need in the sun to absorb enough UVB to produce the same amount of UVB. I'm not sure how that would translate to reptiles; but i would figure it would be, at the very least, somewhat similar. [/QUOTE]

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