Sunfading: new method!

[Pickenprod]

Alright, everypony! I have photos~ (darn that new posting limit! Had to wait all day to do this...)

First, here is a shot of my actual setup (lights off and front cover taken off for the photo).
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It's just a cardboard box lined with tinfoil. It doesn't take up much space, and it weighs almost nothing. You can see I added in some inverted bowls and whatnot to raise the ponies closer to the light source.

And here's Raincurl:
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This is about 6 weeks into the experiment. I couldn't find the old photo of her, but I remember that all 4 feet were evenly covered in that dark purple colour. When I received her, I tried everything I could think of on those stains... bleach, acetone, rubbing alcohol, toothpaste, etc. But nothing worked.

As you can see now, however, the stains have faded significantly with my lightbox. The back legs are much more faded than the front, because the back legs were closer to the UV light. I have high hopes that the marks will continue to fade until they are totally gone!


Some more notes on UV lamps:

-you can usually find them at big-box pet stores, like PetSmart, PetCo, and Total Pet. Of course I know not all of you have those in your home countries, but very often they are available at smaller, local pet shops as well. I paid $10 for mine, and I live in Canada. So they're likely to be less expensive in the US, but more expensive in the UK and probably Australia. Common brands include Exo Terra and ZooMed.
-The UV levels emitted by the lamps degrade with time. It's recommended by reptile experts that UV lights be changed out every 12 months. So don't use an old UV light on your ponies, because it probably won't send out enough UV to have an effect!


Thanks very much for all the feedback. I hope this ends up helping someone!