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Im making one of my spare rooms into a terrarium. Leopard geckos need uvb. should a large window suffice?
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Nocturnal geckos' benefit from UVB is debateable. Typically UVB lights are not required for their care. However, ambiant lighting is important to give them a structured day/night cycle, which your window will provide no problem.

If you do wish to use a UVB lamp, choose one that is fairly low output, 5% uvb or less (it will say on the box). Put it on a twelve hour timer.
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>>2445264

forgot to mention while ambiant light in the room is good, direct sunlight through the window on to the tank is a no no as it can cause the interior temperature to go way higher than you want. So, tank in room with window but not in the path of direct sunlight.
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>>2445269
Sorry, I should have been clearer. The habitat to be is a 4 season gazebo that I would be happy to set up to accomodate for my new geusts. It has plenty of windows so it receives plenty of sunlight. If uvb is needed i would happily set up special lighting, but it would save me a lot of confusion if I didn't, as the scaling is weird and I don't really have the tools to measure uv light.
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>>2445203
>put animals in 8 hour sunlight exposure

Maybe my dude but it seems cruel.
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>>2445393
There'll be hides, plants, water, a roof and possible cooling all inside of a building that has a lot of big windows, i think they will be okay
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>>2445393
It's not like im put them in just a cage in the sun
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