lighting in rack

[BaLLPAddICT]

I plan to build a rack to house my ball pythons, Should I be using heat lights as well as the undertank heat? I think it would be a good idea because it will keep the ambient temps up and i would be able to do night/day cycles.. if i do do this, what kind of lights would i be able to use to work good in a rack.. if you have a rack with lights, how do you have it set up and with what type of lights? thanks

[rabernet]

I'm not aware of anyone who has a rack with lights. I don't use lights and would think that lights would just defeat the good humidity you normally get with racks.


If you want to keep ambient temps up, how about a space heater instead?

[BaLLPAddICT]

thats good, it seems like it would be a pain, but according to this page on 8ballpythons.com http://www.8ballpythons.com/journal/...ngcalendar.htm, it looks like adam uses lights and he must be using racks right?

[tmlowe5704]

thats good, it seems like it would be a pain, but according to this page on 8ballpythons.com http://www.8ballpythons.com/journal/...ngcalendar.htm, it looks like adam uses lights and he must be using racks right?

That is the ambient lights in the room

[BaLLPAddICT]

what are the ambient lights? you mean the lights that light the room?

[tmlowe5704]

what are the ambient lights? you mean the lights that light the room?

correct. When your rooms are dedicated to your herps, you can do that

[BaLLPAddICT]

but it doesnt make much of a difference right? i dont see how that makes much of a difference to the snakes inside their dark tubs lol

[rabernet]

My tubs aren't dark, the inside of the rack is, but daylight and room light enters from the front of the tub (which is opaque).

[tmlowe5704]

My tubs aren't dark, the inside of the rack is, but daylight and room light enters from the front of the tub (which is opaque).

opaque=solid

translucent is semi clear
transparent is clear