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Dr.Oviparous · #1 (**permalink**) 04-22-2002, 01:51 PM

this topic has been brought up in a couple different posts, so I'm bringing the question here. what does everyone thing of using regular "poster style" blacklights for herps? I personally don't use them, but I'm curious. I've heard they emmit "bad stuff", and are bad for eyes [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] . I don't know for sure. -Juggalo

I thought I posted this about an hour ago, but I don't see it anywhere now! weird!
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Shadrach · #2 (**permalink**) 04-22-2002, 03:58 PM

If ya ever notice the Flourscent black light's seem to work differently than the incandescent bulb's? I personally have never noticed any difference between the reptile bulb's or the plain black light bulb's?? I've had all three type light's and the only thing I've noticed was with the flourscent light was I tend to tan if exposed to that type light for too long?
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telefrag · #3 (**permalink**) 04-22-2002, 05:03 PM

Poster black lights emit longwave ultraviolet radiation.

Its not really good for anything.

Not even people.

Its not too damaging in controlled doses, but there is no reason whatsoever to use them to
"light" a herp enclosure.

Im not sure of all the things it can do to a animals eyes, but I know there has been speculation that blindness can occur.

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TRee1 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-22-2002, 05:34 PM

Flourscent black light's if we are talking about the ones used to make ozone are very nasty indeed. they generate o2 molecules which float around lookin for other molecules to bind to.they are used as a germicide and to kill odour.but you would have to go out of your way to get one of the ozone makin ones as opposed to gettin reg black light which is just a coating over a reg light bulb, if you were usin the ozone kind you would have a very sick or dead critter in a very short time . cuase the o2 will bond with organic tissue,plus if you looked at for an lenght of time you would have a large purple dot in your field of vision for some time [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
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morti · #5 (**permalink**) 04-22-2002, 05:51 PM

Even without the O2 kind, the standard blacklights are really bad for your eyes. Telefrag got it right.

I used to work for Sunglass Hut and we had a little blacklight box that would make the photochromic lenses change color. They would normally only do that in full sunlight. That means that the blacklight contains all the same harmfull UV rays as direct sunlight. That is not good for your eyes and I am sure that it would be bad for snake eyes as well.

-Morti
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RevMojo · #6 (**permalink**) 04-22-2002, 06:10 PM

and constant exposure to them in humans can cause irreperable drug use...or is that the other way around?
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telefrag · #7 (**permalink**) 04-22-2002, 06:45 PM

HA!

I think you get them together in a kit!

" and constant exposure to them in humans can cause irreperable drug use...or is that the other way around? "

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XzyluM · #8 (**permalink**) 04-23-2002, 05:31 AM

I really don't know about any harms that could be caused to animals using blacklights. I've used regular ones, but recently I've tried some specifically reptile ones ( I know the price and all that, was just curious though ). However, I noticed a little difference between the two. The reptile one I got seemed a lot more tinted that a regular blacklight. I wish someone had some accurate information of this subject.
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najaboy · #9 (**permalink**) 04-23-2002, 05:44 AM

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Cataracts and retinal detachment.

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Dr.Oviparous · #10 (**permalink**) 04-24-2002, 09:58 AM

I just found my other post, it's in caging/housing. I honestly did not mean to post this twice, I didn't just change the words around and post it again. the reason it was posted 2 times is stated in the post (thought I already posted it, but could not find it anywhere). why not just erase the other post rather than lock it down? is it not taking up more bandwidth than needed? -Juggalo

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