two QUICK questions

[cmack91]

first, i ordered some stuff for the tank (fake plants and resin thing), and i was wondering if i should do anything before i throw them in there like boiling or whatnot.
second, i have an exo terra moonlight night glo bulb for night time, and i was wondering if you guys think its a good choice for night light since i cant get a CHE yet.
any suggestions would help, thanks

[cmack91]

and yes i know this is a stupid question, but i was just wondering if it mattered

[Munizfire]

Yea, either boil them or wash them with a chlorine solution (usually 10% is fine) and then wash REALLY WELL a couple of times. Better safe than sorry!


And no idea as to your light question






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[cmack91]

thanks for the reply lol, i almost thought that nobody was gonna, but i think i'll boil them since i think two of them are gonna have alot of pores and i dont want to take chances with stuck chemicals

[el8ch]

YES - Clean any item before you add it to your tank/enclosure. Many veterinary clinics, petstores and breeders use various form of mild chlorohexidine solutions to sanitize enclosures, enclosure decoration and other related items. I would recommend you get something like this as boiling every time you clean something may become slightly tedious.

Ball Pythons do not need any sort of light source. They will be just find without any lighting or just the natural lighting through windows and such. If you are using a light as a secondary heat source to raise your ambient temperatures I would use an Infrared Light on a dimmer to ensure that you do not get it too hot.

Hope this helped.

[cmack91]

yeah that does help. i used to only use infrared bulbs but for some reason the last 5-6 i bought would go out almost immediatly, one made it a week, and one other one completly disintegrated the ceramic part of the bulb between the glass and screw in part which made it swing and flicker every time i moved the lid so i said screw it and bought the blue one, it doesnt get too hot, but it is really bright, it kept me up for a couple nights and now i put a blanket in front of his cage. but he does seem to come out more often around "dusk" time so i guess thats good right?