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msjava
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 Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: Money-saving tip of the day :) |
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| Got a tip for you I found out today...if your into nocturnal heating lamps (aka black-light)...go to Walmart. Go to the light bulb section, and look for GE's 'reptilian night-lamp'. They sell for about 6.85 per bulb. Now...look a few spaces over to GE's regular blacklight bulbs. They sell at the same price for two of them. They are the EXACT same bulb. My turtle just loves it. |
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EarthVsJazz
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Location: Port St. Lucie FL
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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How many watts are we talking about ?
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msjava
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:28 am Post subject: |
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| 60, which for my setup is perfect, heats his dock a few degrees warmer than the water, and the dock is partially submerged, and he sleeps on the submerged side. My 4 year old cant understand how he can sleep underwater, lol |
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EarthVsJazz
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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Cool, I'll check it out tommarow.
I can always use an extra lightbulb. And I've been wanting to have a "Night light" for My Gecko.
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STRAYKINGFISHER
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Location: Bryan, TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:46 am Post subject: |
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You might want to check this article out before you decide on getting a black light:
| Quote: | Black Lights
Some types of black light are used for special effects in discotheques. This type of lamp is of no use to reptiles. Other types are used for various industrial purposes, for example, in sterilizers. This type of lamp can be positively dangerous to living creatures, including humans, as they emit UV-C which can cause skin cancer and eye-damage. The only "black light" which is of any use to reptiles for D3 synthesis are those specified as "BL" types. These emit both UV-A and UV-B radiation at a relatively high level. They have been used successfully with many species of reptile, but high output UV-B full spectrum types are generally preferable. Black lights tend to emit an unpleasant violet glow, and provide no "daylight" frequency light whatsoever. They should therefore only be used in combination with a true full spectrum tube. As FS tubes with sufficiently high UV-A and UV-B outputs are readily available, black lights are now largely redundant. For general use, they are not recommended. There may be highly specialized applications where their use is justified. An alternative "black light" is now on the market aimed at simulating moonlight for nocturnal reptiles. This should in no way be confused with the true UV black lights described above. |
From: http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/lighting.html
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