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night time light
- Thread starter morphcorn
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alan
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First, you only need light for viewing, the snake doesn't need it.
I have red LEDs in the top of my snake's viv.
Here's what I know:
They can see red light, my snake reacts to my movement outside the viv when I'm lit by only the red light.
The red LEDs wash out my amel's colors, but we can see her without turning on the white overheads.
With the red lights on she acts the same at night as without them, cruising, drinking.
Red light does not affect human's ability to see, or adjust to seeing, in low light. When I was on a submarine we "rigged the control room for red " at night in case we had to go up. This was done so the officer in command could look out the periscope without waiting for his eyes to adjust to the lack of light.
Here's what I think:
Red light is less intrusive to the snake.
Red light is easier on the eyes for humans.
Your snake (and viv) look better in whiter light.
I have red LEDs in the top of my snake's viv.
Here's what I know:
They can see red light, my snake reacts to my movement outside the viv when I'm lit by only the red light.
The red LEDs wash out my amel's colors, but we can see her without turning on the white overheads.
With the red lights on she acts the same at night as without them, cruising, drinking.
Red light does not affect human's ability to see, or adjust to seeing, in low light. When I was on a submarine we "rigged the control room for red " at night in case we had to go up. This was done so the officer in command could look out the periscope without waiting for his eyes to adjust to the lack of light.
Here's what I think:
Red light is less intrusive to the snake.
Red light is easier on the eyes for humans.
Your snake (and viv) look better in whiter light.
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Hi,
I have a blue moonlight bulb in my snakes vivs, but I only use it if the weather is cold and the heatmat is not providing enough heat. I also have the same type of bulb in my leopard geckos viv as these are nocturnal. The moonlight bulbs produce the least heat and my corns are still active when the bulb is on. The moonlight bulb does not improve visibility in the vivs though. I also have cages round the bulbs to avoid burns to the corns. I am new to this still, so I am sorry I cannot be of more help.
I have a blue moonlight bulb in my snakes vivs, but I only use it if the weather is cold and the heatmat is not providing enough heat. I also have the same type of bulb in my leopard geckos viv as these are nocturnal. The moonlight bulbs produce the least heat and my corns are still active when the bulb is on. The moonlight bulb does not improve visibility in the vivs though. I also have cages round the bulbs to avoid burns to the corns. I am new to this still, so I am sorry I cannot be of more help.
alan
Guest
Silly me, sorry, I thought you meant light for seeing, not for heat.
I use a UTH for my snake but I have a guest snake right now that I'm keeping in a tank with a lamp for heat. I have adjusted the lamp height and it maintains a constant 83°F on the substrate at the hot side, room temp on the other side.
Just a red heat lamp with a shield and clamp, regulated by distance.
The drawbacks, red light in the kitchen 24-7(maybe the moonlight is better), it seems to dry out the substrate faster, and I have no thermostat for safety.
Hmmm...I wonder if snakes need UV light?
I use a UTH for my snake but I have a guest snake right now that I'm keeping in a tank with a lamp for heat. I have adjusted the lamp height and it maintains a constant 83°F on the substrate at the hot side, room temp on the other side.
Just a red heat lamp with a shield and clamp, regulated by distance.
The drawbacks, red light in the kitchen 24-7(maybe the moonlight is better), it seems to dry out the substrate faster, and I have no thermostat for safety.
Hmmm...I wonder if snakes need UV light?
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zombiexboo
defender of teh reptiles
From what I've read(u.v. for a candy cane thread) corn snakes don't necessarily need u.v. rays due to that fact that they're active mostly at low light to no light times. That's what interpreted from my readings. Hope that helped. =]