Flourescent lights

[shaun]

Hi guys
I have asked around about the flouescent light for the snakes and some said that I don't need one for a spotted python but others said i need one. what should I do buy one or not? Any advise will be good!!

Shaun

 

[basketcase]

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mebbe for diamonds but no other species

cheers, jono

 

[Greebo]

A flouro is good for replicating day/might cycle which I reckon helps keep snakes eating regularly. Also it displays your snake heaps better. Bunnings have flouros starting from 20 bucks, so why not?

 

[Greebo]

I think you mean UV flouros Basketcase.
I'm talking about just normal flouro lights.

 

[shaun]

I am talking about UV fluoros here. Another question:
-What is the difference between UVA and UVB?

 

[Guest]

one has an A another has a B.

 

[shaun]

funny, brendan_spencer!! LOL

 

[Nicole]

One breeder told me to remember A for Activity, B for Bones, but this is heresay.
I'm sure someone will have better information for you.

I think natural sunlight is best so I haven't looked into the fluoros to find out the UVA vs UVB stuff for myself.
I also have only red lights for night viewing. My enclosures are in a room with floor to ceiling windows so I don't bother simulating daylight, as they see the real thing, but I agree with Greebs. I would use a fluoro to simulate day night cycle if my snakes were in a room without windows.

 

[africancichlidau]

a room with floor to ceiling windows

Cor, wish I lived opposite Hehehe, sorry Niccy babe

My enclosures are in a room with one little window which is covered with polystyrene, ( a left over from the fish days), so I have fluoros in 5 of the enclosures and one on the fish tank, the room itself I have fitted with a double fluoro so with all these on all enclosures get enough light. The only enclosure I have a UVB tube fitted to is the Shingleback enclosure.

 

[shaun]

I have a window which isn't big. Wil 5.0 be alright for the snake? On that particular fluoro it said: 30% UVA and 5% UVB if you guys neede to know!!

 

[africancichlidau]

half an hour in natural sunlight is worth 24 hours under a fluoro and you have to get it real close for the snake to get ANY benefit from it.

 

[shaun]

You guys are really helpful to me and other poeple

 

[africancichlidau]

Well that's the reason Slatey built this community

 

[spilota_1]

UVA increases appetite and activity in reptiles.
UVB helps to prevent metabolic bone growth disease in reptiles.

UVA = Remember A for Appetite & Activity
UVB = Remember B for Bone growth

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UVA promotes aging and tanning by penetrating the deeper layers of skin in humans.
UVB however only reaches the top layer of skin creating sunburn in humans.

UVA = Remember A for Aging
UVB = Remember B for Burning