I'm leaving tomorrow on a trip i have everything sttled for my baby Striped cornsake, i'm feed him him tomorrow as well, but my heating bulb (white light) just went out! and i don't have any pet shops open right now! can i use my red black light 75w.????????? answers!!! quick!!
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HELP!!!! QUICK!!!!!
SnowCornBabe
Aug 11, 2004 11:42 PM
Replies (4)
Gargoyle420
Aug 12, 2004 12:05 AM
As long as your room temps fall between 60 and 80 you dont have to worry about it.If it's really cool I wouldnt feed till you get back.
SnowCornBabe
Aug 12, 2004 09:20 AM
OK!! THANK YOU!!! 
draybar
Aug 12, 2004 10:33 AM
>>I'm leaving tomorrow on a trip i have everything sttled for my baby Striped cornsake, i'm feed him him tomorrow as well, but my heating bulb (white light) just went out! and i don't have any pet shops open right now! can i use my red black light 75w.????????? answers!!! quick!!
Paul is right, don't worry about the light. If you feel the temps will be a little too low just wait until you return. The snake will be fine.
One question though. Why do you need to go to a pet store to get a light bulb?
Just put in a normal light bulb. Cheaper and a wider variety of wattages to fit your needs.
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crtoon83
Aug 12, 2004 07:59 PM
you will go broke buying those "daylight" bulbs from the pet store. take yourself down to walmart or home depot and get 4 soft white bulbs for 75 cents. they're the best. lol. I use blacklights on mine all the time, for a few reasons. When I first got my first snake, i tried the white light during the day and a blacklight at night. This quickly came to an end. one is that 2 fixtures for one tank was one too many. and i wasnt going to burn my hand every night to change a danged bulb. But also, they seemed to be scared by the bright white light. Honestly, wouldn't you be scared if you came out of a cave and were blinded by a big bright white light coming from the sky? lol.
Now I keep them under a blacklight bulb 24/7. I have a 60 watt in my 29 gallon, and a 60 watt in my 20 long, however I went down to home depot and bought a table lamp dimmer to cut it down halfway. Works great.
Have fun on your trip! you're probably already gone! lol.
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