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Hi I am new to the hobby and I had a question about Exo Terra Night-glo bulb
Hello, I got my first emp a little over a month ago, I think it is 3i, he's about 2 inches maybe, I also bought a desert hairy (adult or near adult) a week after, and this friday I am going to pick a baby jacksoni (1 molt to go to adulthood I think).
Anyways, I currently have 2 terrariums, both are 5g, 1 is a exo terra 12x12x12, it currently houses my baby emp and I have a regular fish tank 5g for my desert hairy. Currently the DH is in a KK for now, I am waiting for the sand to dry in the fish tank one.
I am using a 25w exo terra night-glo (purpleish color) bulb to heat/light my emp's home at the moment (I have a 50w IR light and a heat pad as well, but the 2 of those are being used to help dry the sand in the other enclosure). The night-glo light is on 24 hours since I dont have another heat source for it and it gets cold in my room often times dropping to 60F in the enclosure according to the temp gauge.
My plan is to use the IR for the daytime and the night-glo when I goto bed for the emp, and the heat pad on the side of the tank for my DH 24/7.
I have read all over that the night-glo is both safe and unsafe, I am seeing more evidence that it is safe because no where on the label or website states that there is any UV from the night-glo. tThe thing that worries me is that people are saying if he glows its bad, then people are saying hes glowing in reaction to the filament coloration not to the 'potential UV output' of the light itself.
My emp walks around at night climbing the fake background all the way to the top and digs deeper burrow from time to time, and this is with the night-glo on. I have had to move where the lamp was shining because he would climb to the top right under where the lamp/bulb is shining and I didnt want to risk a BBQ scorpion in the morning.
Can anyone please clear this up? I would hate to harm the baby cause of something so little.
BTW leaving the IR light on 24 hours is not an option it hurts my eyes and it is hard to sleep with it on
Sorry for the long intro and 'overinformation' I guess I wanted to cover all bases.
Hello, I got my first emp a little over a month ago, I think it is 3i, he's about 2 inches maybe, I also bought a desert hairy (adult or near adult) a week after, and this friday I am going to pick a baby jacksoni (1 molt to go to adulthood I think).
Anyways, I currently have 2 terrariums, both are 5g, 1 is a exo terra 12x12x12, it currently houses my baby emp and I have a regular fish tank 5g for my desert hairy. Currently the DH is in a KK for now, I am waiting for the sand to dry in the fish tank one.
I am using a 25w exo terra night-glo (purpleish color) bulb to heat/light my emp's home at the moment (I have a 50w IR light and a heat pad as well, but the 2 of those are being used to help dry the sand in the other enclosure). The night-glo light is on 24 hours since I dont have another heat source for it and it gets cold in my room often times dropping to 60F in the enclosure according to the temp gauge.
My plan is to use the IR for the daytime and the night-glo when I goto bed for the emp, and the heat pad on the side of the tank for my DH 24/7.
I have read all over that the night-glo is both safe and unsafe, I am seeing more evidence that it is safe because no where on the label or website states that there is any UV from the night-glo. tThe thing that worries me is that people are saying if he glows its bad, then people are saying hes glowing in reaction to the filament coloration not to the 'potential UV output' of the light itself.
My emp walks around at night climbing the fake background all the way to the top and digs deeper burrow from time to time, and this is with the night-glo on. I have had to move where the lamp was shining because he would climb to the top right under where the lamp/bulb is shining and I didnt want to risk a BBQ scorpion in the morning.
Can anyone please clear this up? I would hate to harm the baby cause of something so little.
BTW leaving the IR light on 24 hours is not an option it hurts my eyes and it is hard to sleep with it on
Sorry for the long intro and 'overinformation' I guess I wanted to cover all bases.
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