advice on lighting

[notaprettyboy]

hello i have a new cage comming next week,savic gite 1. i live in a small ground floor flat with a very large window it's an arch opening for 2 doors,which is converted to windows.i have vertical blinds that i keep closed most of the time as it is directly on a pavement.so i need a light for the budgies on a timer .i have an arcadia light unit off a vivarium i had with a 26w bulb 2.5 uvb would the be ok for the birds? cheers jon

[BudgiesBuddy]

Just checked and found that Arcadia is some sort of pet care light. I don't know much about that but any general light with a timer would be fine

[notaprettyboy]

thank's again buddy .i had read about lighting somewhere but got confused on conflicting statements. i only want to do the best for my birds i know artifical light is not as good as natural ,but with the blinds and window set it would be ok. cheers jon

[billbow]

The lights I use are arcadia bird lights, different uva/uvb requirements to reptile bulbs, here's a link to Barrys site for detailed info.
www.officialbarrieshuttbudgerigars.com/arcadialighting.htm

[notaprettyboy]

thank's bill for the link.i have ordered the correct lamp for birds i allready have the holder and reflector. all been well it should be set up this week with new cage .thank's again .cheeers jon

[samwiseg]

Probably a silly question, but how long do you have this light on for and when do you put it on?

[BudgiesBuddy]

This is for those people who don't have enough natural light during day in their birds rooms. Generally 12 hours light and 12 hours darkness for sleep in advised for budgies. An hour or two more if breeding.

[samwiseg]

Ok cool - thanks BB

[BudgiesBuddy]

You're welcome