Hey Guys,
I've searched and searched for answers on this and continue to get conflicting responses.
Now firstly I'm pretty sure none of this is actually necessary for a jungle python, I am doing this purely for ascetics. The enclosure is in my lounge room so I'm always sorta looking at it
The idea is to create a basic sun rise and sun set for before and after the UV tube is switched on and off.
My question is about the night time.
I've done the research on snake vision, and well here's what one places says:
"Sight - Snakes do not see colors, but their eyes are equipped with a combination of light receptors: rods that provide low-light but fuzzy vision, and cones that produce clear images. The complexity of the eyes varies among species because of their different lifestyles. For instance, snakes that live primarily underground have smaller eyes that only process light and dark, but snakes that live above ground and hunt by sight have crystal-clear vision and good depth perception. Some species, specifically boas and pythons, have a second visual tool: Pit organs on their heads see heat sources in their surroundings like infrared goggles -- an effective ability for nocturnal hunters of warm-blooded animals"
So from this I infer the following
1 - Snakes do not see in colour
2 - Jungle pythons have crystal clear vision and good depth perception
3 - Jungle pythons can also see in infrared (heat)
So from this correct me if I am wrong, for something that provides a very small amount of heat but produces only light should have a limited affect on the snakes vision. LED
As I use a ceramic heat lamp for heat. And a UV t5 tube during the day he is getting his requirements.
This means I could basically colour my tank any colour I want during the night time, as all he would see would be the light and brightness it provides?
So I could have at night a nice deep blue mimicking the moon, fade from that into red slowing into yellow into white then switch on UV tube, then fade out back into the blue. Or maybe one night I might want a purple tank. And this should cause no ill effects?
And mayyybe as an added bonus, do you think colour changes happening fast would affect him at all? For example perhaps I could program these lights to flash pulse and change colour to music?
All the wiring is done, I have used RGB LED's that have been wired into an Arduino for controlling, just time for programming now.
Any thoughts? Ideas?
Steven
I've searched and searched for answers on this and continue to get conflicting responses.
Now firstly I'm pretty sure none of this is actually necessary for a jungle python, I am doing this purely for ascetics. The enclosure is in my lounge room so I'm always sorta looking at it
The idea is to create a basic sun rise and sun set for before and after the UV tube is switched on and off.
My question is about the night time.
I've done the research on snake vision, and well here's what one places says:
"Sight - Snakes do not see colors, but their eyes are equipped with a combination of light receptors: rods that provide low-light but fuzzy vision, and cones that produce clear images. The complexity of the eyes varies among species because of their different lifestyles. For instance, snakes that live primarily underground have smaller eyes that only process light and dark, but snakes that live above ground and hunt by sight have crystal-clear vision and good depth perception. Some species, specifically boas and pythons, have a second visual tool: Pit organs on their heads see heat sources in their surroundings like infrared goggles -- an effective ability for nocturnal hunters of warm-blooded animals"
So from this I infer the following
1 - Snakes do not see in colour
2 - Jungle pythons have crystal clear vision and good depth perception
3 - Jungle pythons can also see in infrared (heat)
So from this correct me if I am wrong, for something that provides a very small amount of heat but produces only light should have a limited affect on the snakes vision. LED
As I use a ceramic heat lamp for heat. And a UV t5 tube during the day he is getting his requirements.
This means I could basically colour my tank any colour I want during the night time, as all he would see would be the light and brightness it provides?
So I could have at night a nice deep blue mimicking the moon, fade from that into red slowing into yellow into white then switch on UV tube, then fade out back into the blue. Or maybe one night I might want a purple tank. And this should cause no ill effects?
And mayyybe as an added bonus, do you think colour changes happening fast would affect him at all? For example perhaps I could program these lights to flash pulse and change colour to music?
All the wiring is done, I have used RGB LED's that have been wired into an Arduino for controlling, just time for programming now.
Any thoughts? Ideas?
Steven