Will they go blind if I use a black light in/around their cage? I want to decorate their cage and I'm trying to come up with fun but SAFE ideas. I don't want to hurt them.
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One thing I forgot to add, as a random side note: I say D3 is beneficial to just reptiles...really it's beneficial to most living things, but especially reptiles, bees, and birds. I don't know why bees and birds, but I do know good UV light helps reptiles with calcium deficiancy (which is super scary and causes lots of horrible bone defects) and some say it helps with behavior and feeding. Not sure why though, but I think it's because it emulates the sun's light and encourages natural behaviors. Interesting, huh? Still not entirely sure how it effects guinea pigs though, but if I learn more I'll tell you.
(I imagine some amount of D3 is important, but some animals get it from the food they eat and it's an ingredient in guinea pig pellets which could explain where our pets get theirs)
I want to say thank you for taking the time to look into that and writing both of your posts. I honestly don't know much about the stuff you talked about but I do understand "not worth a risk". I've had my babies a week now and I don't want any harm to come to them. I thought the black light would make for interesting possibilities. Nothing is worth a risk to somethings health. I really want my girls to have everything and I want it to be unique. I'll look into safer ideas. I finally got my c&c cage today and just got it together a few minutes ago. They're busy knocking things around and "fighting".
Some ideas I've got is looking for a flat stone big enough for an adult guinea pig so they can lay on it while it's hot and have a chance to cool down. I'm not sure something like that would work but I'm gonna look into it. I've been designing different style cages all week. I've still got a long ways to go before I decide on anything final. I'm kinda just ranting at this point so I'll stop.