Light or no light on an OBT?

[newOBTowner]

I was debating on putting a little LED light on top of my OBT enclosure. I figure to mimic day and night cycles. I want to get everyone's opinion on it first before I go ahead and do it. Thanx for everyone's opinion.

 

[TheraMygale]

You dont need fake light for OBT.

Just natural day cycle.

 

[newOBTowner]

Okay. Thanks. It was just a thought I was throwing around.

 

[Hardus nameous]

Mine seems happy in the dark; turn on a light and it runs into its nice dark burrow.

 

[Glorfindel]

grow lights on a timer might be needed if growing live plants in the enclosure

 

[viper69]

I was debating on putting a little LED light on top of my OBT enclosure. I figure to mimic day and night cycles. I want to get everyone's opinion on it first before I go ahead and do it. Thanx for everyone's opinion.

Don’t need to, but it won’t hurt provided it’s not too bright. Some LED are too bright

 

[Introvertebrate]

I was debating on putting a little LED light on top of my OBT enclosure. I figure to mimic day and night cycles. I want to get everyone's opinion on it first before I go ahead and do it. Thanx for everyone's opinion.

Try it. I'm curious if it will ever stay out in the open when the light is on. If so, maybe my S. calceatum will too.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

I was debating on putting a little LED light on top of my OBT enclosure. I figure to mimic day and night cycles. I want to get everyone's opinion on it first before I go ahead and do it. Thanx for everyone's opinion.

If there not getting a natural day cycle already (like in a cupboard/wardrobe) then should be quite a good idea, otherwise I wouldn't bother.

 

[jrh3]

You dont need fake light for OBT.

Just natural day cycle.

If there not getting a natural day cycle already (like in a cupboard/wardrobe) then should be quite a good idea, otherwise I wouldn't bother.

They don't need a natural day cycle. Some species live in burrows or in a hollowed tree and won't see light for weeks or even months.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

They don't need a natural day cycle. Some species live in burrows or in a hollowed tree and won't see light for weeks or even months.

Whether they need it or not it happens so there is nothing wrong with it that's my point