Do Red Heat Bulbs Affect The Color Of A Leo??

[iLEO]

So when I first got my SHTCT she was a bright yellow and very beautiful. After a few months on the red heat bulb her colors got very dull. I was wondering if anyone knew if the heat bulbs somehow affect the skin cells on the geckos and affect their pigment in color? After switching her homes into a bin Ive noticed that her colors have started coming back but not as vibrant as before. Either way she is a healthy girl and I luve her so much :] I also noticed that Marcia also posted pics of a tangerine whose colors were affected by the color of the substrate. I find that very interasante.

 

[gecko4245]

So when I first got my SHTCT she was a bright yellow and very beautiful. After a few months on the red heat bulb her colors got very dull. I was wondering if anyone knew if the heat bulbs somehow affect the skin cells on the geckos and affect their pigment in color? After switching her homes into a bin Ive noticed that her colors have started coming back but not as vibrant as before. Either way she is a healthy girl and I luve her so much :] I also noticed that Marcia also posted pics of a tangerine whose colors were affected by the color of the substrate. I find that very interasante.

it's not the bulb. Maybe you didn't have enough heat in the first home. Cold can cause dullness.

 

[LeoIsland]

My house is on a narrow island, and the wind cuts right through the house. Meaning that the house is hard to keep at a constant temperature. I have my Leo's in a office where I put in a space heater last month. I monitored it closely and noticed something similar to this. But I must have made the room to hot. All 3 of my geckos stopped eating, had running stool, and colors seemed to dim. I lowered the temps immediately, and WA-LA! All three of them have been chowing on food, look good, and have hard stools.

Has anyone else had a run in with high temps and similiar symptoms?

 

[stager]

Get a thermostat with a probe and place the probe on the ground of the hot side, I,m betting its a little cold. What do you have on the bottom of your tank?

 

[iLEO]

Well when she was in her tank I had a thermometer at the bottom. I originally put it at the top in stupidity and the tank was around 115 degrees but when I placed it at the bottom it was always inbetween 87 and 91 degrees so i dont think it was too cold lol. Maybe it was too hot like for LeoIsland?? The thermometer was a cheap one :/

 

[kizzer182]

Have you tried putting a uvb in your tank, some people don't agree with this but I don't think uv light hurts them and there cheap to run.

 

[gecko4245]

Have you tried putting a uvb in your tank, some people don't agree with this but I don't think uv light hurts them and there cheap to run.

I think theirs polution in the air! anyway yes an hour a day of light will make them bright

 

[iLEO]

Have you tried putting a uvb in your tank, some people don't agree with this but I don't think uv light hurts them and there cheap to run.

Yeah she used to have uvb but i switched her to the heat bulb cuz she obviously needed heat n i didnt know what a UTH was back then haha. yeah she was really bright with the uvb i think i have an old pic of her under a uvb if i find it ill post it.

 

[iLEO]

Ok so I found some old pics.. The first one is of her old home with the uvb light.

The second one is her second new home with the red bulb.

And here she is under the uvb.. Aw she was so little :]

 

[reps4life]

Never use a cardboard box or alike material under a heat bulb; it's a fire hazzard.
She is a beauty and I don't see her running from underneath the UVB

 

[gecko4245]

Ok so I found some old pics.. The first one is of her old home with the uvb light.

The second one is her second new home with the red bulb.

And here she is under the uvb.. Aw she was so little :]

Mythbusters month in GF?

She's a super cutie.

 

[iLEO]

Never use a cardboard box or alike material under a heat bulb; it's a fire hazzard.
She is a beauty and I don't see her running from underneath the UVB

Well I had the cardboard box under the heat bulb like that for about a year without any problems.. I would say the same thing about putting a plastic bin over 90 degree heat tape but apparently that works out fine for tha most part. But I see what ur saying. N yeah all she cared about back then was food lol. Now all she cares about iz sleep haha.

 

[iLEO]

Mythbusters month in GF?

Lol sorry I dnt get it haha Im just slow today cuz itsz snowing :]

She's a super cutie.

Thanks So Much She Really Appreciates The Nice Comments! She Was Nervous When I Said I Was Putting Her Old Pics Up Lol.

 

[reps4life]

Well I had the cardboard box under the heat bulb like that for about a year without any problems.. I would say the same thing about putting a plastic bin over 90 degree heat tape but apparently that works out fine for tha most part. But I see what ur saying. N yeah all she cared about back then was food lol. Now all she cares about iz sleep haha.

Tell that to the boy I saw on You Tube with the big burned hole on top of a cardboard box. Worst part is he continued using the box and just layed it sideways:main_huh: His was much closer to the light though.

 

[iLEO]

Tell that to the boy I saw on You Tube with the big burned hole on top of a cardboard box. Worst part is he continued using the box and just layed it sideways:main_huh: His was much closer to the light though.

See if I woulda found a burning hole I wouldve tossed it n the heat bulb. Maybe he had a higher wattage?? Either way a low wattage bulb could make hole if it was close enough. N Yeah I was real sensitive about putting things by the bulb. Leos safety always comes first :]

 

[iLEO]

Btw Reps4Life ur leo in ur default is really pretty. And itsz nice and fat

 

[gecko4245]

Ok so I found some old pics.. The first one is of her old home with the uvb light.

The second one is her second new home with the red bulb.

And here she is under the uvb.. Aw she was so little :]

does she have a humid hide? I think she need some furniture to spice up her life

 

[chrisherp]

Ok so I found some old pics.. The first one is of her old home with the uvb light.

The second one is her second new home with the red bulb.

And here she is under the uvb.. Aw she was so little :]

She appears comfortable under the strip light Why did you change it for a infra red bulb?

 

[iLEO]

does she have a humid hide? I think she need some furniture to spice up her life

Lol thiz waz her old home. And yeah now she has a humid hide too :]

 

[iLEO]

She appears comfortable under the strip light Why did you change it for a infra red bulb?

I changed it to the red bulb cuz she needed heat. It was her heat lamp. :]