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Red heat??
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Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:41 pmby Juicejames
is a Red heat ligth bulb ok? for the turts?
i also am gunna put a pic on here to show you guys my set up a lil lata tonight so you guys can tell me what you think
Posted:
Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:16 pmby Turtleboy
i think it is.. never really used red hear light bulb so im not 100% sure... but why don't you use a normal incandescent light bulb? (not saying it would be better.. i wouldn't know either way, just that incandescent light bulbs are more common and can be found around the house i guess)
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Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:37 amby jenaero
I use blue lights for night time. Not for heat, but just so they're not in complete darkness. I assume turtles see in colour because the red bulb really freaks them out.
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Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:48 pmby marisa
I've used red heat bulbs when the weather was cold to keep the temp up in the tank at night. And my RES did very nicely with a UVB light and a red heat light when he was younger.
If you're talking about the red heat bulbs I think you are, the color is not supposed to interfere with their sleep cycle (they don't see the light) and the bulb can be used 24/7.