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jamieaisha1
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/06/2012 : 01:20:55
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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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blackskull
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/06/2012 : 08:44:47
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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 |
1.1 normal royal, sully, silver
0.1 pinstripe royal, penny
1.1 pastel royal, lars, clover
0.1 lesser royal, serenity
0.1 black pastel royal, betty
0.1 mojave royal, mavis
0.1 normal het clown
1.0 pastel het clown
1.0 nuclear, ned
1.0 super phantom
1.0 childrens python, myles
0.1 hog island boa
0.1 sonoran x boa, grace
0.0.1 mack snow leopard gecko, munchkin
4.1 cats, stan, dave, marble, binx, daisy
4.1 rabbits, mol, ted, bill, spud, alice
0.1 crazy cat/bunny lady of bridgwater, lucy |
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jamieaisha1
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2012 : 08:53:31
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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
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/06/2012 : 08:56:31
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| i wouldn't have thought so. i switched my adult male a couple of years ago and it didn't seem to bother him |
1.1 normal royal, sully, silver
0.1 pinstripe royal, penny
1.1 pastel royal, lars, clover
0.1 lesser royal, serenity
0.1 black pastel royal, betty
0.1 mojave royal, mavis
0.1 normal het clown
1.0 pastel het clown
1.0 nuclear, ned
1.0 super phantom
1.0 childrens python, myles
0.1 hog island boa
0.1 sonoran x boa, grace
0.0.1 mack snow leopard gecko, munchkin
4.1 cats, stan, dave, marble, binx, daisy
4.1 rabbits, mol, ted, bill, spud, alice
0.1 crazy cat/bunny lady of bridgwater, lucy |
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Danno91
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/06/2012 : 12:55:54
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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. |
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