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Squirrel
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 11/10/2009 : 16:12:06
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| A few months ago we got another snake and as she went into an old bearded dragon vivarium i did not need alot of new equipment. (already had a heat mat and thermostat) i was thinking i could put some sort of light in there to be able to see the snake at night but i am not sure which one to buy . |
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reptiles-ink
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 16:19:42
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| I would go for red led's as they cant see the red spectrum and led's don't give off any heat. |
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xautomaticflowersx
Yearling
United Kingdom
209 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 19:37:04
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| LED lights are also very cheap to run, which is a bonus. |
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karl
Fully Grown Royal
1069 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 20:07:07
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| look for aquarium light strips, added benefit of being waterproof, so if peed on there are no problems ;) |
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Squirrel
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
6 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 20:17:44
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| Thanks for the response guys going to look for led's now. |
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Squirrel
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
6 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 20:26:14
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| what sites would you reccommend for me to buy the strip led's. |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 20:43:58
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| Try ebay. |
 
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Dazzetski
Yearling
United Kingdom
461 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 21:55:14
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| as above, I use red leds & they work great, as BE says I got mine from ebay. |
 
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reptiles-ink
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 23:29:09
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Or you could try cold cathode tubes like what's used for pc modding.
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2009 : 10:07:11
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| somebody from one of our forums got aquarium lights from Pets at Home.........but i've not compared the prices....... |
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reptiles-ink
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2009 : 18:27:19
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Originally posted by Gingerpony
somebody from one of our forums got aquarium lights from Pets at Home.........but i've not compared the prices.......
If you are able to solder then a bag of led lights will cost a couple of £ for loads and a universal power supply to run them is about £4.
So for about £6 you could have about 50 led's running in various viv's.
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2009 : 20:35:52
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that'll be MUCH cheaper than Pets at Home lol  |
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spor
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 13/10/2009 : 01:26:01
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If you are able to solder then a bag of led lights will cost a couple of £ for loads and a universal power supply to run them is about £4.
So for about £6 you could have about 50 led's running in various viv's.
now there's an idea. Any thoughts on waterproofing? Heat shrink and a little bit of aquatic silicon? |
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