What type of night light should be used ?

What kind of night should be used to watch pythons at night ?
Some people prefer to use blue (like Night Glo), others red. I would like to gather everyone's opinion to choose what's best.

Can the pythons see every colour ? I've heard that they can't see red, but I'm not sure.. If anyone knows about that, I'd like to hear he's opinion, thanks !

None, it's unnecessary. Just get an a Under Tank Heater or Flexwatt heat tape...too much light could stress out the snake anyway...

Ryan I think the OP means not as an overhead heat source but simply to view the snake's activities as night so not as to disturb it.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Ryan I think the OP means not as an overhead heat source but simply to view the snake's activities as night so not as to disturb it.

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Oops, my bad. :P

I enjoy a low wat infrared lamp suspended 20 inches above my tanks.
There is nothing like waking up to the rustling of plants at 2 am...& viewing from a distance allowing them to "do their thing".

I can observe them & i find that Super rewarding.

i use both black and red lights.black are alot cheaper and you dont need a dimmer.the red is really bright but still causes no stress to the snake.if you buy a red light and the tank is in your room i suggest a dimmer cuz you will have a hard time sleeping

Red light for my BP. Its in my bedroom but the beauty of a red light is that its not intense at all so you can just close your eyes to block it out.

I use MoonGlo blue bulbs. Red is really bright, and hot, and black lights make the whole room glow. :) Not bad...unless it's your bedroom.

Darker is better, tho snakes can't see red or blue lights.

I use te purple lights but they're not black lights, they're moon glo also, they don't make anything glow. They aren't very bright, and the snake's seem quite active. I figure warmth, plus simulated moonlight can only be a plus.

I used a moon-glo blue for the first week or two I had my snake, but the bulb died fairly fast for some reason.

use a regular blacklite.simple,cheap and effective

I checked "other", because I use either red or "black" incandescent bulbs, with a dimmer- very low output, never any issues & long-lived healthy snakes with no apparent stress. I'm not sure what the "blue-aka Night Glo" is...maybe the same as a "black" bulb? The black bulbs give off a bluish/purplish glow, fyi. I don't use night-lights for all my snakes, only for specific ones that seem to like & do better with it, & currently do not keep any BPs, fyi. These lights add warmth but are never the sole source of their heat.

2008?

Times have changed far too much for me to answer such an old poll.

In my snake room I live in the here and now with remote controlled LED bulbs that can be any number of colors. I have a three bulb lamp in the corner of my snake room with a two bulbs on a timer. I like one of the darker blues as it gives the most night like feel IMHO. These bulbs can be bought cheap on Amazon.


Now if heat is needed I like the blue the most for appearance but I swear they burn out twice as fast so I stick with red.

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Originally Posted by KMG

2008?

Times have changed far too much for me to answer such an old poll...

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Well someone else DID answer it today, which is why it popped up & caught my eye, as well as yours. Things have changed, sure, but it's still a relevant topic- I'm glad you responded also.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Well someone else DID answer it today, which is why it popped up & caught my eye, as well as yours. Things have changed, sure, but it's still a relevant topic- I'm glad you responded also.

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I was just poking fun at a thread from the dead.



I will add it is much easier to have one multibulb floor lamp in a snake room for a tad of getting around light than a light for each cage. My two bulbs just give off enough light that they can see a bit while exploring and I can check on them at night without disturbing the room much.