Red Light
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hawaiianice99
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infrared? like the red night bulbs?
hawaiianice99
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im not sure, my understanding is that the "night" lights were supposed to simulate the light the moon would give off, while providing some heat for low night temps. But thats not for certain, someone else on here might now something else. But these types of lights are un-necessary for chams, unless your chams cage temps drop below 65-ish.
skeeta
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Do you want to watch your chameleon sleeping? Best not to disturb their beauty-sleep or they'll be pretty cranky in the morning.
Those bulbs are good for nocturnal lizards like Crested Geckos, but it's probably not to chance disrupting the sleeping patterns of your little pal.
Those bulbs are good for nocturnal lizards like Crested Geckos, but it's probably not to chance disrupting the sleeping patterns of your little pal.
ohiocham
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I have a 2 yr old male veiled....he is great and lives in his huge enclosure in the basement......now that it is cooling season...it gets a bit brisk in my office basement....that is the reason for the bulb....no one at the pet store knows anything about it....and the bulb I bought....I thought gave off only a little light. It gives off more than I wanted it to but I wanted to keep the temp right. Last year he was outside in his walkin cage...but the weather around here (ohio) has been questionable....so I decided to keep him inside. SO much rain and cool temps
Brad Ramsey
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No light or heat at night!!!!!!!! Especially for veileds!!!!!!
Gads, I get tired of posting this.
50 degrees f. is fine for them at night.
In their natural habitat the winter temps go down to 32.
-Brad
Gads, I get tired of posting this.
50 degrees f. is fine for them at night.
In their natural habitat the winter temps go down to 32.
-Brad
Justin Carl
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hawaiianice99
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Tygerr
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No red lights!
Just flat-out don't use the red lights at all for chams, whether you are using them for a night light or a heat lamp in the day.
They don't respond to the red light as a source of heat (they're used to seeking out the sun's light for heat - so they respond better to ordinary spot lamps), and as Brad has so frequently pointed out, they don't need the extra heat at night.
Just flat-out don't use the red lights at all for chams, whether you are using them for a night light or a heat lamp in the day.
They don't respond to the red light as a source of heat (they're used to seeking out the sun's light for heat - so they respond better to ordinary spot lamps), and as Brad has so frequently pointed out, they don't need the extra heat at night.
Tygerr
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No red lights!
So why do pet shops persist in selling chameleon 'starter kits' that contain red lights as part of the package? The red lights are not necessary! Whenever I see them in a set up at a pet shop, I know that they've never bothered to read even a basic caresheet on keeping chameleons.
If you do need to heat up the room at night during winter (like the extreme cold in Northern America and Europe), it's better to heat up the room as a whole rather than using red lights or ceramic heaters. There's less chance of having the cham end up sleeping in a 'hot spot' then.
Are we clear on this everyone? I'd hate to have Brad have to post his standard reply yet again...
But that's exactly the point - they can't see it, so they won't go bask under it during the day, and it's already been mentioned that chameleons need a drop in night time temperatures (and can sustain quite a large drop in temps), so the additional heat at night is usually not required.
So why do pet shops persist in selling chameleon 'starter kits' that contain red lights as part of the package? The red lights are not necessary! Whenever I see them in a set up at a pet shop, I know that they've never bothered to read even a basic caresheet on keeping chameleons.
If you do need to heat up the room at night during winter (like the extreme cold in Northern America and Europe), it's better to heat up the room as a whole rather than using red lights or ceramic heaters. There's less chance of having the cham end up sleeping in a 'hot spot' then.
Are we clear on this everyone? I'd hate to have Brad have to post his standard reply yet again...
