Reptile Day Heat Lamps
August 14th, 2010 | Published in Reptiles
What is an appropriate time to turn my overhead heating lamp on and off (for my snake)?
i have a bull snake, and i just got it today. but the guy just told me to have the lamp on for 10 hours a day. im going on vacation next week and i got one of those things that u can set for the lamp to turn on and off at a certain time. i should probably leave it on during the day and off at night right? i also have an Under Tank heating pad
and also, how do the reptiles keep from going blind from those lights?
Ahhh, so you went with the bull snake. Good choice! Anyway, if you're using a Heat Lamp, I'd recommend 12 to 14 hours of light. Think about the sun outdoors. The only time the sun is up for only ten hours is in winter, so I'd length the amount of light to more like summer conditions. When I've used them, I kept them on a timer so they come on and off automatically at the same time each day. You can get timers at Wal-mart for around 5 bucks. Personally, I prefer heat pads since they use less electricity and since snakes don't really care for bright lights anyway.
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