A leo can see RED

[got spots?]

I have heard A rumor that leopard geckos can see red. I am here to prove this wrong. I have a leo named rose who attacks anything that may be food in her cage. So I *carefully* aimed a red laser pointer into her cage and she attacked the dot in about 5 different locations.
If I did something wrong with this test please feel free to indicate how.

 

[Tony C]

I have watched my leos after turning on a red light, and their pupils constricted. In addition, an article in the May 2009 issue of Reptiles Magazine stated that the green-sensitive cone in a gecko's eye also responds to red light. It would be interesting to see what happens if you repeat the experiment with lasers of different colors.

 

[got spots?]

Ill do it this weekend I think if I can find some. How did you find out their pupils contract? I am kind of scared of harming their eyes by shinning it too close.

 

[Tony C]

I just turned a red light on over a tank after it had been dark for a while and watched the eye, you should be able to see it on an adult leo. It may be harder to see on a juvie because their eyes are smaller.

 

[DarthGekko]

Do a Pink Floyd laser light show for your gex

 

[got spots?]

oh okay. I thought you pointed a laser in their eye lol. Hmm I wonder how much a different color laser would be. *google*

 

[Tony C]

LOL, no, pointing a laser in the eye would be bad.

 

[baseball]

if this is true, then how come my gecko will roam around his cage at night when the red light is on, yet he hides when my room or the daylight bulb is turned on?

do geckos just happen to be less sensitive to red light and are able to differenciate between night and day?

and will definately look at the eyes of my gecko next time i turn on the light, its kind of interesting...

 

[clone73]

Mine respond to the red dot of my laser thermometer. My smallest gecko isn't the best hunter, so I often use the laser to lead her to food. She chases it all over the cage.

 

[Ehatcher]

There may be a possiblility that the intensity of the laser light might have something to do with it being visible to them... but im no scientist. lol

 

[STUTFL]

The red cage lights don't come across to me as being as bright as, say, a basking lamp. Perhaps this is simply how the leos perceive it as well? My gecko comes out during the day so long as there's not sun shining directly into his cage.

 

[Rosalie Spot]

one time i handling my leo, and my brother was being stupid and pointing a laser pointer at my, which got into her cage, and she got scared. I got really mad at him, but she saw it.

 

[Srt14292]

I would tend to lean towards Eric, it could have something to do with the wave pattern of laser pointers, i Have tried this with my green laser pointer and they seem to be able to follow it around. ($9.99 from ebay free shipping from hong kong baarrgain!) but i would say as the waves are more concentrated then just with a red light it could have something to do with them being able to see it, maybe not actual red light, but a black dot moving about.

 

[infamousJokeR]

I would tend to lean towards Eric, it could have something to do with the wave pattern of laser pointers, i Have tried this with my green laser pointer and they seem to be able to follow it around. ($9.99 from ebay free shipping from hong kong baarrgain!) but i would say as the waves are more concentrated then just with a red light it could have something to do with them being able to see it, maybe not actual red light, but a black dot moving about.

that's what i was thinking too. even if they were totally colorblind and saw in black and white, a laser dot would look more like a white dot.

 

[Taquiq]

that's what i was thinking too. even if they were totally colorblind and saw in black and white, a laser dot would look more like a white dot.

Yeah! That's what I was thinking.

 

[ReptilesForTheWin]

My gecko also chases red lasers. But I have blue lights. *Moon blue* They are for Nocturnal viewing. And the box also says it simulates natural moon light and stimulates breeding. So how do these compare?

 

[thegeckoguy23]

my geckos didn't care when i had mine

 

[JoshuaTrana]

Hmmm... Memo to self, buy different colored lasers and test all on my gecko...