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Niki
at Wed Jul 23 12:47:59 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Niki ]
I've got 3 regular bulbs and 1 Mercury light all on seperate
switches that can be turned on/off as desired. If you just
want to give them some additional heat for a few more hours
I'd have a regular bulb (doesn't have to be a silly $10 reptile
bulb, a regular soft white light bulb is fine) as well
as the mercury. I don't use my mercury light at all in
the summer, I read somewhere that they (reptiles) can
store/process what they are getting from the sun for up
to 3 days after exposure, so even if it rained for a day
or two straight, I don't worry about providing the UV.
Remember that the artificial lights provide such a small
amount compared to the sun. And I'm still not confident
that the light isn't harmful to their eyes, I know I
don't like to be around it too much. Ideally I woulnd't
have to use the thing at all, but for some winter months
I just do.
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