Do Blacklights cause snake Blindness

[SnakeDrake]

I was wondering this because i currently have these lights on my tanks for night time heating i was wordering if any of you reptile experts had an opinion on this matter.

[razeraze]

How many microwatts does it put out and at what distant?

[SnakeDrake]

What ?????? is that a no???!?!?!?! Ill check the flux capasitor rating!!!
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Its a 60 blacklight bulb

[SnakeDrake]

I guess ill just move over to red bulbs???...

[morti]

If what you have is a 60 watt bulb is not a black light. Black lights are generally fluorescent and they put out UV. The screw-in, "Night time" or "Moon Glow" bulbs that you get at the pet store are just lavender colored paint inside the bulb rather than the white tint that you usually see.

I would say scratch the night light idea and get a CHE (Ceramic Heat Emitter) anyway. They don't put out any light, but they do put out a lot more heat. Be careful with them though: They MUST be on a rheostat or preferably a thermostat and they will dry the air out, so keep a close eye on the humidity.

	Ceramic Heat Emitter Ceramic Heat Emitter: A porcelain heating device that screws into a standard porcelain incandescent socket

[Stigma]

not to change the subject.,...but i was kinda wonderin somethin about the red bulbs...i have a 100 watt bulb i leave on 24hrs a day...should i only have the light on periodically? or is it ok to have it on at all times?

[morti]

That depends on whether you are worried about light cycles or not. Any light that is visible to you is most likely visible to your snake as well. What it says on the box is a myth. "Myth" is a polite way of saying it's a lie used to sell more light bulbs. It's similar to the lie of saying that the red bulbs you buy from the pet store are somehow different than the red party bulbs you can buy from your local big-box hardware store.

[Stigma]

sooooo.....what are u saying???? heh...should i keep it on during the day and off at night?

edit: its not IF i want a light cycle or not...im wondering what is safest for my animal

[morti]

Personally I don't use lights at all for my individual snake cages. I control the light cycle for the whole room. I suggest that, if you want to continue using light bulbs for heating, that you 86 the whole idea of bulbs that make light and use a ceramic heat emitter instead.