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Tarantula lighting


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15 years 11 months ago #5094 by stephen
Tarantula lighting was created by stephen
i wouldlove to know what
lighting to use that is
ideal for t's
i am busy building a t
display case and the info
will help

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15 years 11 months ago #5095 by Schalk du Plessis
From what I read, for viewing purposes, red light is best. Apparently it is nearly invisible to the Ts.
Lighting shouldn't be needed for heating, they normally produce too much Watts and heat compared to a heating pad. Some of the globes I have seen does 40+ degrees celcius compared to my heating pad's 30 degrees celcius.

I tested on my Ts, they run and hide when I use any normal light in the dark. I placed a red filter over one of them and the Ts didn't move when I used it to view them.

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15 years 11 months ago #5237 by saint
Replied by saint on topic Re:Tarantula lighting
Just dont use any uvb lights and I sugest that you rather heat your cages up with heating pads or a heater and just use a normal light in your room,dont bother with lights in there cages thy will just hide from them.
But hi this works for me might not work for somebody els

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15 years 11 months ago #5238 by Juan-pierre
Replied by Juan-pierre on topic Re:Tarantula lighting
I use a 60w Red light for all my t's in a "heat box" that is conected to a timer it works great just make sure the light doesnt shine directly on you t's i have also put in a layer of foil at the bottom of the box to regulate the temp

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