| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| n/a |
Posted - 25/10/2010 : 19:57:36
hi everyone my brother had recently given me a exo terra viv with a hood. The uv bulb in it is a 10.0 and i was wondering if it would harm my corn snake. I have also gotten an 18 month old carolina corn to go with it,you can see some white between his scales but he doesen't look over weight. I haven't got a chance to weigh him yet and he hasn't eaten for about 2 months but i think that is down to him being stressed at the pet shop. |
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| gingerpony |
Posted - 30/10/2010 : 09:22:13
ooh, that reminds me, i've got the push on/off stick on LED lights in some of my vivs......... |
| smiffy89 |
Posted - 30/10/2010 : 02:01:18
there sum nice led's at diy stores that give off very little heat aswell if your hand with a screwdriver |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 26/10/2010 : 21:45:58
just swap it for a pygmy or energy saver, that would be the best solution   |
| n/a |
Posted - 26/10/2010 : 13:52:24
Thanks guys i will take out the 10.0 uv bulb now and replace it with a 2.0 tomorrow. I am still using a uv bulb because it is quite dark in the tank without one |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 26/10/2010 : 08:39:36
as eeji says, ditch the UV it's only needed for species predominantly active during during the day such as some species of lizard and geckos
5% is usually for tropical species where their sunlight would be filtered through trees etc in the wild
10% is for desert species exposed to strong direct sunlight
as corns are crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) they don't need UV and a 10%UV bulb could potentially create problems |
| eeji |
Posted - 25/10/2010 : 23:32:41
if I was to use any uv at all (its not neccessary for corns) then I'd personally only use as high as 2%. a 10% tube is way too high and more suited to desert species |
