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jojoe said:i have a question, an employee in the garden center at lowes told me that the lights used for reptile's are the same or just as good as grow lights.She told me to just go to the pet store and buy a replacement bulb used for reptiles,as a replacement bulb for my grow light (one of the long bulbs,currently using a T-8)

Florescent lights for reptiles are used to provide UV rays to help the reptiles produce vitamin d and absorb calcium. I think most are full spectrum. I don't understand why they would send you to a competitor, when Lowe's has a wide range of lights (including plant lights and full spectrum) in their lighting department, for a lot less than what you can get at a pet store.