Compact Fluorescent lighting - Damaging to Reptile Eyes

Danimal · 06-14-13, 01:29 PM

I have been using the 10.0 bulbs (2 ea) in 3 exo small compact light fixtures on 3 BD tanks for years, all my bearded dragons are healthy. I cannot tell you how many years. Its been long enough that I can no longer remember, fairly sure that I have been using them as long as the oldest one has been around, over 10 years but , again , I can't be certain.

Mikoh4792 · 06-14-13, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Danimal

I have been using the 10.0 bulbs (2 ea) in 3 exo small compact light fixtures on 3 BD tanks for years, all my bearded dragons are healthy. I cannot tell you how many years. Its been long enough that I can no longer remember, fairly sure that I have been using them as long as the oldest one has been around, over 10 years but , again , I can't be certain.

Have you used them for snakes? Or at least reptiles that don't really bask in direct sunlight? I've heard ball pythons have very sensitive eyes compared to other snakes since they are adapted to living in burrows underground where they don't receive sunlight most of the time.

Danimal · 06-14-13, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mikoh4792

Have you used them for snakes? Or at least reptiles that don't really bask in direct sunlight? I've heard ball pythons have very sensitive eyes compared to other snakes since they are adapted to living in burrows underground where they don't receive sunlight most of the time.

No snakes. 4 bearded dragons and 1 water monitor is all I have these on.

And I replace mine every 6mos as well.