fluorescent question...

[little98dime]

Hello all. I just bought a 40 gallon breeder and stand and the tank came with a hood light with a 24" fluorescent aquarium light. I am wondering if this will be ok to use for my leos? its a 17w made by All-Glass.

 

[acpart]

It's not necessary but it's not prohibited as long as your geckos have places to hide from the light if they don't want to be in it and you don't have albinos that are overly light sensitive.

Aliza

 

[little98dime]

hmmm. my female is a las vegas patternless,.. not 100% if she's albino or not. she hasnt ever been able to take sunlight though.

 

[Nigel4less]

hmmm. my female is a las vegas patternless,.. not 100% if she's albino or not. she hasnt ever been able to take sunlight though.

If she is a Las Vegas Patternless then she is an Albino

 

[little98dime]

ok. that takes care of that then lol. I'm gonna search around for a bulb I can use in that hood for night time.

 

[acpart]

When I posted the first time I realized that the post could be taken to mean that you shouldn't use a florescent light with an albino gecko since it wouldn't tolerate the light. What I really meant to say is that if you have an albino gecko,it may not tolerate the light, but it does depend on the gecko, so if you really want to try it you could, just keep in eye on it.

ALiza

 

[little98dime]

I decided that if they were to get any bright light like that, it would be real, natural sunlight. Anyone know if blacklight bulbs are ok for night time?

 

[lar20]

i dont think you really need a light at all lol as long as theres a underpad then theyll be fine

 

[little98dime]

Yeah. I'm not worried about heat. I just like to be able to see them @ night.