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| jamieaisha1 |
Posted - 04/06/2012 : 01:20:55
i know this may causes a large discussion and i do apologise but what's better ir bulbs or ceramic, i know most of it may be down to personal opinion/experience but i would like to pick your brains anyway, thanks  |
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| n/a |
Posted - 04/06/2012 : 12:55:54
Yes - as above. I have one ceramic bulb as I got a pulse stat (which can't be used with IR as it would make the bulb flash incessantly) given with a secondhand viv. I switched Shadrach, who'd been in a viv with IR, to the viv with the ceramic and he's fine.
I actually like the IR light at night; I can see the clock and if I get up in the middle of the night I don't fall over cats. (Just as well as there are 9 vivs in my bedroom.) It's also cool to lie in bed and watch a rarely seen royal going about its business.
For some reason you need a ceramic of higher wattage than an IR for the same size viv ie for a 3' viv I use either a 150w ceramic or a 100w IR.
In my experience my snakes do just as well with either IR or ceramic, so it's down to personal choice. |
| Danno91 |
Posted - 04/06/2012 : 09:50:56
As said its personal choice I use ceramic and don't have any light source at all. |
| blackskull |
Posted - 04/06/2012 : 08:56:31
i wouldn't have thought so. i switched my adult male a couple of years ago and it didn't seem to bother him |
| jamieaisha1 |
Posted - 04/06/2012 : 08:53:31
thanks for the reply, do you know if it would bother the snake to much to switch from ir to ceramic
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| blackskull |
Posted - 04/06/2012 : 08:44:47
like you say i think its down to personal choice as both are just as good as each other.
personally i use ceramics in all mine as most of my snakes are in our bedroom and any light would drive me up the wall while i try to sleep. i also use energy saving bulbs in my vivs for the day/night cycle. i know people say royals don't like white light but i have always had a light in the vivs and it doesn't seem to bother mine, but i have hides and plenty of cover |
