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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2011 14:47:50 GMT -5
Red reptile night-bulbs are very nice at night. No blue (make sure they are red and not purple-ish), and they provide nice light for human eyes. And it's cozy mood lighting... I love this idea!!! My girls have been out playing lately when it's dark out and I always feel bad leaving them to play in the dark and was wondering about a night-light, but a red reptile bulb would be perfect. Do they work in regular lamps or do you need the reptile lamps? I can't rememeber...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2011 21:55:42 GMT -5
With the red reptile bulbs still keep in mind these can throw considerable heat, be sure the fixture can handle that heat. I put the amber bulbs in their room and the play room, the p.m. playtime is usually after dark at my house. I got the compact flourescent (we use compacts for energy efficiency) amber mood bulbs at Lowe's.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2011 10:20:09 GMT -5
Natural lighting for my guys means that during the day they can see natural light coming through two windows in their area, but their cage setups allow them to burrow into cubbies that are totally dark. At night usually the only light after sundown is from the TV and/or the PC. I try not to allow them too much extended artificial light duration. The bulbs I currently use are full spectrum CF. But I'm intrigued by the amber and red bulb usage- will investigate! here is their new set up under flash photo: Here it is under natural lighting: You can see how even during the day- although there are no curtains on the windows, the cage set up allows them darkness. I just keep reminding myself they are crepuscular critters- most active at dusk and dawn and their natural cousins are forest critters that tool around on the forest floor and down burrows which if you've ever trekked through a forest - the light is very diffused, and can be quite dark even at high noon! Cheers, Kim
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Post by ttfr on Jul 16, 2011 11:38:13 GMT -5
I have two sets of lights in my room. One set that is on the fan and is my night lights for when I use the computer. The second the lights over the ferret room that you can adjust and turn off. I keep these off unless I am cleaning. They also have a bigfalse french door with their shelf and hammocks against it. Everyone loves basking in the sun!
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Post by melcab on Jul 16, 2011 13:21:10 GMT -5
Hubby is actually considering letting me replace all the bulbs in the ceiling fan of the hobby/play room where I keep the ferrets to orange bulbs. He really wants red ones, but either way it's not blue or white lol. I don't turn on the lights in here at all, but at night if I'm trying to do something with their cage, lights are nice to have lol. I don't put many lights on in my house anyway...I have a lot of windows.
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Post by lorelei0922 on Jul 17, 2011 18:05:29 GMT -5
we're really lucky here... ours are outside in a large airy shed. the front is mesh faced so they have natural light all day.. it also allows them the benefit of natural temperature changes through out the day and throughout the year.
We notice a definite difference in our ferrets compared to friends who are in unnatural lighting and temperatures.
Here in the UK as many of you realize we dont have early alters... and i notice jills kept in artificial lighting of any sort!! come into season sooner as soon as december.. making many of the jills only 6 - 7 months old! they also tend to be more likely to have confused moulting patterns.where they cant quite make up their minds, mine moult mid spring and mid fall... a full moult and thats it...
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