Tarantula "night light"???

[Nikki92]

Just to start, I'm not intending to heat the tank at night or any time, I know that is dangerous.

Our A. Seemanni is very active at night and my boyfriend and I thoroughly enjoy watching her be, well, a tarantula. But we either have to turn the light on or use a bright as all get out flashlight. I feel like stuff like that could irritate her. Is there a type of light that could be set up beside the enclosure or the wall to give us a good lighted veiw but not disturb her such as a red light or something else? Probably a silly question, but I'm genuinely curious and the internet suggests every light under the sun.

 

[arachnidgill]

Just to start, I'm not intending to heat the tank at night or any time, I know that is dangerous.

Our A. Seemanni is very active at night and my boyfriend and I thoroughly enjoy watching her be, well, a tarantula. But we either have to turn the light on or use a bright as all get out flashlight. I feel like stuff like that could irritate her. Is there a type of light that could be set up beside the enclosure or the wall to give us a good lighted veiw but not disturb her such as a red light or something else? Probably a silly question, but I'm genuinely curious and the internet suggests every light under the sun.

I heard tarantulas can't see red or blue lights. Whether or not that's true I have no clue. I own a red light I turn on when I check on my T's and to be honest I don't notice a difference from when I use the flashlight on my phone. They usually don't react to either one, hope this helps!

 

[Mirandarachnid]

They can't see red light, not sure about blue.

I believe I've heard that simply putting a red "gel" or lens over a white light does not work.

Google, "tarantula red light site:arachnoboards.com" and you will get lots of results, this topic has been discussed many times.

 

[Dylan Bruce]

I've used red lights in the past and they have worked brilliantly. if your T is kept on any sort of shelving you can get the cheap RGB LED strips and stick them above the enclosure. that way you can control them with a remote or even wire in a rocker switch. i used this for my B. Hamorii and it worked perfectly but it was never very photosensitive in the first place so it will probably differ depending on the T.

 

[Greasylake]

I have a red light I use as well. The Ts still react to it but they will sit still and tolerate it much longer than a white light. I've tried a green light too and its worked about the same as the red light in my experience. You can get one of the flashlights/headlamps at the CVS for like 10 bucks.

 

[Nightstalker47]

I just use a flashlight, most don't care.

 

[Sana]

Red is the only wavelength that doesn’t disrupt the human brain and it seems to be similar with tarantulas despite the lack of true brain. Sorry lighting designer here. I now way too much about light. Look up roscolux 27. It’s a dark red gel that you can cover a flashlight with. You can get a poster size sheet for a few dollars.

 

[Andrea82]

I'm sorry, butby reading the title I immediately had a visual of this:

as your nightlight

On topic:
Red works best, from what I've gathered.

 

[StampFan]

Just to start, I'm not intending to heat the tank at night or any time, I know that is dangerous.

Our A. Seemanni is very active at night and my boyfriend and I thoroughly enjoy watching her be, well, a tarantula. But we either have to turn the light on or use a bright as all get out flashlight. I feel like stuff like that could irritate her. Is there a type of light that could be set up beside the enclosure or the wall to give us a good lighted veiw but not disturb her such as a red light or something else? Probably a silly question, but I'm genuinely curious and the internet suggests every light under the sun.

I use a small red bulb flashlight. Seems to do the trick.

 

[darkness975]

Red

 

[Nightshady]

I used to use a red-flashlight to see my T’s at night. Perhaps I’m a bad T dad, but now I just use a regular flashlight. The only one that seems to notice whatsoever is my P. irminia (I’ve heard they are light sensisitive), but even it has gotten accustomed to an occasional light.

 

[Lokee85]

I'm sorry, butby reading the title I immediately had a visual of this:
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as your nightlight

On topic:
Red works best, from what I've gathered.

Same here! My first thought was, "Umm, I don't think tarantulas are scared of the dark."

Just to start, I'm not intending to heat the tank at night or any time, I know that is dangerous.

Our A. Seemanni is very active at night and my boyfriend and I thoroughly enjoy watching her be, well, a tarantula. But we either have to turn the light on or use a bright as all get out flashlight. I feel like stuff like that could irritate her. Is there a type of light that could be set up beside the enclosure or the wall to give us a good lighted veiw but not disturb her such as a red light or something else? Probably a silly question, but I'm genuinely curious and the internet suggests every light under the sun.

I've used a red light before and it worked well, but I didn't like it as much because I couldn't see them very well. Now I just keep a dim white light or use a flashlight. Most of them don't seem to notice or care one way or the other, but there are definitely more photosensitive sp. than mine.