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my heat bulb has gone...
- Thread starter scotty
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Packerfan4
New member
Yes...you can use thoes full time anyway. peace
Spirit
New member
Yep! I have a 40 watt red bulb I keep over the cool side of the tank I keep on 24/7 just so the temps don't drop below 70 at night. And over the UTH (hanging though, not directly over the tank) I keep a 60 watt pink bulb that I turn off at hight.
I wouldn't recommend a white bulb (too strong, imho), but the pink ones give off a nice soft glow. Just be sure to turn it off at night.
Now if you do not use a UTH (60 degrees tells me you dont'), either get one, or get a red bulb to keep on 24/7 (but I vote UTH and belly heat is better for digestion purposes).
I wouldn't recommend a white bulb (too strong, imho), but the pink ones give off a nice soft glow. Just be sure to turn it off at night.
Now if you do not use a UTH (60 degrees tells me you dont'), either get one, or get a red bulb to keep on 24/7 (but I vote UTH and belly heat is better for digestion purposes).
Jimmy Johnson
Old Timer
full time
Not that I want to make it a habit of taking up for Pakerfan but what he meant was the person can use regular lightbulbs full time as in for everyday use. He said full time not 24 hours a day. I have a FULL TIME job, that sure doesn't mean I work 24 hours a day now does it?
He said nothing about keeping the light on 24 hours a day.
You do not need to buy special light bulbs for corn snakes.
He was trying to tell the person there is no need to buy anything special so he doesn't need to use regular bulbs only temporarily.
The only extra money I will personally spend on bulbs is to get G.E. reveal bulbs.
They tend to show truer colors without that slight yellow wash you can get from soft white bulbs.
But like I said, you don't need special reptile bulbs for corns and pakerfan was right in his statement.
sorry, just thought you guys jumped too quick due to a separate thread.
Not that I want to make it a habit of taking up for Pakerfan but what he meant was the person can use regular lightbulbs full time as in for everyday use. He said full time not 24 hours a day. I have a FULL TIME job, that sure doesn't mean I work 24 hours a day now does it?
He said nothing about keeping the light on 24 hours a day.
You do not need to buy special light bulbs for corn snakes.
He was trying to tell the person there is no need to buy anything special so he doesn't need to use regular bulbs only temporarily.
The only extra money I will personally spend on bulbs is to get G.E. reveal bulbs.
They tend to show truer colors without that slight yellow wash you can get from soft white bulbs.
But like I said, you don't need special reptile bulbs for corns and pakerfan was right in his statement.
sorry, just thought you guys jumped too quick due to a separate thread.
Packerfan4
New member
what i meant was you could use thoes lightbulbs instead of using heat lamps ...I SAID NOTHING ABOUT LEAVING THEM ON AT NIGHT.
Spirit
New member
Full time = all the time
Part time = half the time
You may work for half a day (one day = 24 hours), but that doesn't mean you work part time.
Jimmy: Everyday use meaning what? Daytime? Nighttime? Both?
I misunderstood what you meant because you weren't clear. You can use a white bulb for PART of the day, but you can not leave it on "all the time".
Scotty: Turn it off at night.
Part time = half the time
You may work for half a day (one day = 24 hours), but that doesn't mean you work part time.
Jimmy: Everyday use meaning what? Daytime? Nighttime? Both?
I misunderstood what you meant because you weren't clear. You can use a white bulb for PART of the day, but you can not leave it on "all the time".
Scotty: Turn it off at night.
Jimmy Johnson
Old Timer
Spirit
To have a full time job generally means to work 40 hours a week, minumum.
It does not mean work 24 hours a day.
Part time means less then 40 hours a week.
So even by your definition of half a day (12 hours) it still wouldn't mean keeping the light on over night.
The only person that mentioned using any form of light at night, was you.
Everyday use means normal every day use. Normal every day use is not on for 24 hours it is how you would normally use a particular item on any normal day. The normal use for lighting with corn snakes is light during the day and dark during the night.
I just think you jumped too quickly without really thinking about what he meant.
trying to play word games with me isn't going to change that, sorry.
Mangrove, you are alright in my book. ( I know that doesn't mean much to most people but I think you did the right thing)
To have a full time job generally means to work 40 hours a week, minumum.
It does not mean work 24 hours a day.
Part time means less then 40 hours a week.
So even by your definition of half a day (12 hours) it still wouldn't mean keeping the light on over night.
The only person that mentioned using any form of light at night, was you.
Everyday use means normal every day use. Normal every day use is not on for 24 hours it is how you would normally use a particular item on any normal day. The normal use for lighting with corn snakes is light during the day and dark during the night.
I just think you jumped too quickly without really thinking about what he meant.
trying to play word games with me isn't going to change that, sorry.
Mangrove, you are alright in my book. ( I know that doesn't mean much to most people but I think you did the right thing)
Spirit
New member
What a stupid argument.
Working full time require that you work ALL the hours given for that particular job (standard 40 hours a week). There are 24 hours in a day and a white light can only be used on a tank for half of those hours.
So to get back to the thread: The bottom line is a white light can only be used on the tank for HALF the day. Period. A RED light however, can stay on all the time (24 hours a day).
Alright, I'm done. Silly. :laugh:
Working full time require that you work ALL the hours given for that particular job (standard 40 hours a week). There are 24 hours in a day and a white light can only be used on a tank for half of those hours.
So to get back to the thread: The bottom line is a white light can only be used on the tank for HALF the day. Period. A RED light however, can stay on all the time (24 hours a day).
Alright, I'm done. Silly. :laugh:
Jimmy Johnson
Old Timer
Scotty
The normal light bulb will work fine.
You do not need to buy special bulbs.
Sorry for all the bickering back and forth.
You came here looking for help and things got out of hand.
So, once again use regular light bulbs and save some money.
If you do not have a UTH you would probably want to get one.
A UTH will cost a little bit up front but will last a long time.
The money you will save by buying regular bulbs as opposed to special bulbs will pay for the UTH in no time.
The normal light bulb will work fine.
You do not need to buy special bulbs.
Sorry for all the bickering back and forth.
You came here looking for help and things got out of hand.
So, once again use regular light bulbs and save some money.
If you do not have a UTH you would probably want to get one.
A UTH will cost a little bit up front but will last a long time.
The money you will save by buying regular bulbs as opposed to special bulbs will pay for the UTH in no time.