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25-Apr-08, 07:22 AM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Newcastle | | | The effect of coloured lights
How many of you believe red light globes are preferable to clear as a heat scource for snakes. Ive seen arguement for both and now that my only have to use 15 watt globes in my new enclosures its a real pain because coloured 15 w globes are not available so I have to paint my own.
Last edited by wokka; 25-Apr-08 at 07:31 AM.
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25-Apr-08, 10:28 AM
|  | Old Administrator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney south, NSW Age/Gender: 54  | | | | Warwick
I do paint my heat globes with engine paint and burn it for 1 hour out of cages also.
it is extra work I know. But in my mind, snake need to have his day and night periods sorted out.
Not only lower temperature is giving him information that winter is on. Short light during the day is also important.
If the heating globe is with out red paint, it is on mostly at night because of cold nights in the winter. That makes difficult for animal sort things out. They have full light all night that way.
I know that some people don't care about this so much and still bread successfully.
But I always use painted globes in cages which are heated by globes.
On top of heating globe I use lighting set on timer to adjust length of lighting during the day period.
I hope that you will understand what I want to say. I have some times so hard time to express my self in English language. Sorry. |
25-Apr-08, 10:59 AM
|  | #44-9aCustom#GR-094 Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Out the Back of Queensland and a bit more Age: 99 | | | Good question, a thread I was just thinking of posting up.
I have always used party globes 24/7 with an external window or a timer light to replicate daylight hours.
Perhaps, useing frosted globes instead of party globes 24/7, as long as you have a good bright room light for photocycling this would be ok...but not sure....would be good to hear from people doing this or similiar.
Heres an interesting thread from Slothhead on party globes. Lighting ??
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25-Apr-08, 05:22 PM
| | Old Administrator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney south, NSW Age/Gender: 54 | | | -Peter  Regular Member
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ps 15 watt coloured globes are available. Oven lights.
cheers
Peter | |
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