Can Ball Pythons See Infrared LEDs From Night Vision Cameras?

[DavidNDC]

Hello!

We have an IP camera focused on Leo’s enclosure so we can check in on him while away and get a glimpse into his activity at night. Being our 1^st snake it’s been fascinating to watch. But I’ve been curious about something hoping someone here could help with.

The camera is equipped with IR LEDs for night vision which really works out great for our purposes however I was wondering if these infrared LED’s could have any negative effects on the snake? I know they prefer darkness and I’m trying to make his habitat as stress free as possible by using natural light for the most part. So if these are detrimental to the snake’s comfort I’ll discontinue their use.

I did a quick google search and was unable to find much info, I did find an older thread here but no answer was provided, so I’m wondering if anyone here had any insight on this?

Thanks!

[SDA]

That is so minuscule of a light source it won't interfere with a snake in any way.

Snakes can respond to red and blue lights even if their eyes are not the best to process those spectrum or colors but the little low wattage LED lights from an IR camera isn't going to bother them any more than an LED on a TV across the room.

[DavidNDC]

That’s a good point about the IR emitter on a tv remote. I was just wondering because this seems more like a flood light. Here’s a shot from right now in complete darkness.


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[Crowfingers]

That's really cool. I'd love to have something similar for when I'm out of town. Right now I use a webcam just to make sure the thermostat is still functioning - that way I can call my pet sitter if something turns off lol

[DavidNDC]

That's really cool. I'd love to have something similar for when I'm out of town. Right now I use a webcam just to make sure the thermostat is still functioning - that way I can call my pet sitter if something turns off lol

Easiest route would be to just purchase a older DropCam off eBay for under $50. If you only want to access it on demand, you won't need to pay for the subscription/cloud storage package but you will still get alerts when it detects movement if you wish. There are of course many other options, but this is by far one of the easiest.

It's been interesting to watch his daily patterns. He'll chill like this above his cold hide for about two hours a day while everyone is away at work and school and the dog has finally stopped barking. Then he'll go hang out in his hot hide until everyone gets home, then back to the cold hide and then at right about 3:20AM every morning he has a party and just cruises around the tank for like an hour. He's certainly got a routine.

[savora]

Man! I really want to get a camera like that. I'm going out of town soon, too, so it would bring me peace of mind to be able to check up on Soybean every so often.

Only when I need a snakesitter is when I realize most of my friends are too scared to stick their hands inside a snake cage for tank maintenance! Catsitters are a lot easier to find, haha.