What type of night light should be used ?

[butters!]

use a regular blacklite.simple,cheap and effective

[Bogertophis]

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.

[KMG]

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.

[Bogertophis]

2008?

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

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.

[KMG]

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.

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.