do blacklights bother balls?

[kontron]

not actually inside or on their cage as a light source, but i have a 48" black-light, would that annoy them at all?

[mr~python]

i use blue and red black lights for heat and its never stressed mine out.

[Python-77]

I read once that the light emitted from "blacklights" is damaging to the eyes of herps over a prolonged period of time, but I have only read that once and in my quest to find out more info on it I have yet to find any other source to back it up.

[mr~python]

I read once that the light emitted from "blacklights" is damaging to the eyes of herps over a prolonged period of time.

do you remember where you read it?