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Lighting for Primates

© Karen Hawkins

Soon winter's cold and cloudy gray skies will be just a distant memory, as spring arrives with warm weather and sunny, clear blue skies. Those of us who live in northern climates will appreciate the warmer temperatures, as our primates will again have the luxury of going outside. The sun's warm rays are beneficial both physically and psychologically, especially after being cooped up all winter indoors.

Though the cold will soon be gone, now is the time to start planning for next fall and winter. Natural Light Supplement lighting products manufactured by OTT-LITE Technology of Tampa, FL is a wonderful product on the market to help alleviate the winter doldrums for our animals, birds, plants and even ourselves. This remarkable product is available in many styles and sizes for a variety of uses.

I recently acquired the "Bird Cage Lamp" for our adopted feather-plucking macaw. It is sturdily built, easy to attach to a cage and advertised as a solution for feather plucking in birds. I will keep you updated on its success in a future article.

My next acquisition will be the "Lux Light Box" made for "sunshine deprived" (Lux is a term to describe an amount of light. "Light Box" is sufficient.) creatures in your home. This will benefit my two capuchin monkeys, Mookie and Milo. Living in Maine decreases the opportunity for them to enjoy sunshine outdoors year-round. In reading the literature about this product I believe it can improve their environment, resulting in healthier animals.

Take a few moments to read the information provided by OTT-LITES (just use OTT-LITE) and see if you don't agree, this is a product worth acquiring for not only your primates but other indoor creatures as well. You may access more detailed information online at: "http://www.naturaloptions.com/"

OTT-LITE® Technology™ Bring Daylight Indoors to your Birds! For Immediate Release: Contact: Bridget Satinover OTT-LITE® Technology™ 800-842-8848, ext. 343

TAMPA, Fla. A bird without sunlight is a bird missing nutrients, or so any veterinarian would tell you. But short of allowing them to fly free in the wild, what's the alternative for people who want to keep their birds indoors? The answer is the OTT-LITE® Natural Light Supplement™ Bird Cage Lamp, which replicates natural daylight without the heat. The lamp is one result of more than 40 years of research conducted by Dr. John Ott, who dedicated his career to studying the effects of light on animals, plants and people.

By replicating the beneficial wavelengths of daylight, the 13-watt lamp can actually improve the look of your bird's coat, brighten its color and prevent feather plucking, which veterinarians say can happen when the animals aren't receiving the proper nutrients provided by a naturally balanced light. What's more, while its bulb is lower watt, the lamp offers higher quality lighting than traditional lamps, which emit too much heat and aren't as energy efficient.

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