Uva/uvb

[Elliot]

Elliot,
You changed your avatar . Are those llamas in a station wagon?

lol yes those are llamas, the picture is from a motorcycle forum I'm a member of, advrider.com.

[adamanteus]

Random thought.... I wonder if there's a llama forum. I must go look. If there is I might join and use a snake (or a motorcycle) as my avatar!

[Cazador]

Hey Don ... I should have prefaced my last post with the fact that I like the 'look, the light' of the full spectrum as well. Since I only keep the two small colonies that does not present a great (unnecassary) expense for me.

enjoy your day !!!
marian

I also choose the full spectrum lighting mainly for the aesthetics .

Rick

[sschind]

Of all the bulbs available I like the appearance of the zoo med reptisun 2.0 bulb the best. Its cheaper than the 5.0 or the 10.0 bulbs but a bit more expensive than some other full spectrum bulbs (it also appears to be brighter) that is what I use in all my tanks for my animals not requiring uvb.

[abcat1993]

I personally only see a difference with full spectrum lighting if it's fluorescent as opposed to the normal incandescents.

[Sputnik]

Would there be any reason for not using an energy saving lightbulb?

[Elliot]

As long as it fits right where you are putting it and it doesn't get excessivley hot, no.

[sschind]

Would there be any reason for not using an energy saving lightbulb?

For light there is no problem with them. However, the ones I am aware of are usually some type of compact fluorescent bulb so they will not give off sufficient heat if you are planning on using the bulb as a heat source. Also, the hardware store types usually do not give of any UVA/UVB but since it is widely accepted that snakes do not need UVA/UVB this should not cause a problem.

[drache]

As long as it fits right where you are putting it and it doesn't get excessivley hot, no.

my problem with them is that they don't get hot enough

[Sputnik]

Yes, I was going to say that, too. Energy saving light bulbs don't get as hot as conventional ones, but I would only want to use them as a light- not heat source anyway.