Tigerlily
Active Member
I've read so many different things about night lights for snakes and whether they disturb them or not.
Just to clarify, I'm not looking to heat the cage - just to give it a little light so that I can watch my snake without disturbing him. He only likes to move around in the dark and it's such a shame because watching him is so soothing, like an aquarium.
Back in the caveman days (10 years ago haha) when I kept snakes I had one of those party blacklights; it never seemed to bother my ball pythons and I was under the misguided impression that the UV would be good for them... it also suited my lifestyle at the time, ahem...
Now, I read so many differing statements on whether snakes can see red/blue light etc; does it really matter if they can "see" the light or not? Will that still disrupt their circadian rhythm, even if it's very very low wattage? I don't intend to keep it on all night; just for a few hours before I go to bed at a level where he'll still feel comfortable moving around.
Is a low watt infrared the way to go?
I also read in another thread that someone uses blue led night lights. Thoughts on this, your experiences?
Thanks for any help
Just to clarify, I'm not looking to heat the cage - just to give it a little light so that I can watch my snake without disturbing him. He only likes to move around in the dark and it's such a shame because watching him is so soothing, like an aquarium.
Back in the caveman days (10 years ago haha) when I kept snakes I had one of those party blacklights; it never seemed to bother my ball pythons and I was under the misguided impression that the UV would be good for them... it also suited my lifestyle at the time, ahem...
Now, I read so many differing statements on whether snakes can see red/blue light etc; does it really matter if they can "see" the light or not? Will that still disrupt their circadian rhythm, even if it's very very low wattage? I don't intend to keep it on all night; just for a few hours before I go to bed at a level where he'll still feel comfortable moving around.
Is a low watt infrared the way to go?
I also read in another thread that someone uses blue led night lights. Thoughts on this, your experiences?
Thanks for any help