Marnie's Snakes

[EasternGirl]

Little Joe is albino...can't use florescent can I? Right...I was going to do something like that...either with LED or florescent if that is okay...maybe hook a strip on the rack above the tank, but keep the dome light for heat/basking. Or I could buy another double socket hood lamp like I have for the girls...they work nicely because you can have a night bulb and a day bulb in the same lamp. Yep, Gail...I double checked the light blue lights because I was looking on Amazon for night bulbs...if we are talking about the same bulb...it has UV in it.

So...I put Ziggy in a shed box and cleaned her tank...put in new substrate. I think she seems to be doing better with the breathing now...maybe she got the shed off her nares/mouth area. She is resting now...I will see if I can get a better look tomorrow. She almost escaped when I put her in the tub of water....hopped right out! Snapper hopped out of his tub and started bolting across the dining room floor last night...I was like "Snake on the loose! Snake on the loose!"...and my mother quickly grabbed the dog and shut off the room...but I caught him before he made it anywhere. That is two snakes having near escape attempts in two days!

[ConcinusMan]

Little Joe is albino...can't use florescent can I?

Why not? A regular white florescent bulb does not have UV output and even the ones made for reptiles have very little and none beyond 12 inches from the bulb. Of course, I posted the suggestion before I saw the other responses. If you're going to have to buy something then why not just go with some white LEDs.Both options produce light that is a little "colder" or "whiter" than natural light though. I prefer a spectrum that's a bit warmer, more natural but the snakes probably don't care.