lighting in rack

I plan to build a rack to house my ball pythons, Should I be using heat lights as well as the undertank heat? I think it would be a good idea because it will keep the ambient temps up and i would be able to do night/day cycles.. if i do do this, what kind of lights would i be able to use to work good in a rack.. if you have a rack with lights, how do you have it set up and with what type of lights? thanks

I'm not aware of anyone who has a rack with lights. I don't use lights and would think that lights would just defeat the good humidity you normally get with racks.


If you want to keep ambient temps up, how about a space heater instead?

thats good, it seems like it would be a pain, but according to this page on 8ballpythons.com http://www.8ballpythons.com/journal/...ngcalendar.htm, it looks like adam uses lights and he must be using racks right?

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Originally Posted by BaLLPAddICT

thats good, it seems like it would be a pain, but according to this page on 8ballpythons.com http://www.8ballpythons.com/journal/...ngcalendar.htm, it looks like adam uses lights and he must be using racks right?

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That is the ambient lights in the room

what are the ambient lights? you mean the lights that light the room?

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Originally Posted by BaLLPAddICT

what are the ambient lights? you mean the lights that light the room?

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correct. When your rooms are dedicated to your herps, you can do that

but it doesnt make much of a difference right? i dont see how that makes much of a difference to the snakes inside their dark tubs lol

My tubs aren't dark, the inside of the rack is, but daylight and room light enters from the front of the tub (which is opaque).

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Originally Posted by rabernet

My tubs aren't dark, the inside of the rack is, but daylight and room light enters from the front of the tub (which is opaque).

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opaque=solid

translucent is semi clear
transparent is clear:)