{"id":73137,"date":"2024-08-21T00:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T05:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=73137"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:58:57","slug":"uvb-lighting-in-reptiles-client-education-handout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/uvb-lighting-in-reptiles-client-education-handout\/","title":{"rendered":"UVB Lighting for Reptiles Client Education Handout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This 4-page educational handout on <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/uvb-lighting-for-reptiles\/\">ultraviolet lighting<\/a> in reptiles is a shorter version of the complete article authored by Dr. Frances M. Baines. 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