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Re: Lighting question
the moonlight bulbs are really not for heat, tho they do put out some, its not very much. they are specially coated to simulate natural moonlight and won't disturb a snake or other reptiles day/night cycle. if you have a nocturnal its really cool because you get to see all the action you usually miss. a red or other colored bulb just makes the cage brighter (as reptiles cant see color for the most part) a 40 watt red bulb might as well be a 40 watt white as far as the snake is concerned. personally i use under-tank heaters with a thermostat, and a ceramic overhead that i can raise or lower depending on what temp i want (day/night/post feed), tank lighting is room ambient or fluorescent during the day, but doesn't really seem to matter to my snakes. again all of mine are nocturnals, i don't have a garter yet (waiting for the right Fla. blue stripe to come along, and knock my socks off).
Mike
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