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snakes goin blind(black light)

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CORNSTER

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ya, i heard that if u hook up a black light on ur tank at night so u can see ur snakes nocturnal behavior it can mess up their eyes and cause them to go blind down the road. is that true.

-lata-:cheers:
 
I don't know about snakes, but a human can go blind from looking at a UV light.
 
Black lights for reptiles are typically used to simulate moonlight and UV to emphasise daylight, I use a blacklight with my royal but UV doesn't need to be used with corns etc as they're nocturnal and it can damage albino types as they don't have the degree of melanin to protect them.

If you were thinking of using one so you can see them try a red as they can't see red.

Hope this is some use, Rachel
 
Cornsnakes are not nocturnal, they are diurnal as are most colubids. I see them out in the daytime in the wild often.
 
According to Kathy Love, Cornsnakes are nocturnal hunters for the most part. Rattlesnakes are too, but that doesn't mean I don't see them in the day. Being shy, they naturally would normally hide out, and come out for their natural prey at dusk (mice, rats) which normally are nocturnal as well.
 
Far be it for me to dispute anything Kathy says, but if she said cornsnakes are nocturnal I believe she is wrong. There may be parts of their range where at times of the year they are more active at night (due to the ambient temperature). But throughout most of their range they are most active in the daytime. As for mice being their natural prey, mice are just a small part of what they eat in the wild. They eat large quantities of lizards (which are most active in the day). I've seen them eat birds, toads, other snakes. They are opportune feeders and will eat anything of a size they can subdue. Unless something has changed in their classification cornsnakes and almost all colubrids are considered diurnal. I'd be glade to stand corrected if you can find a scientific publication that classifies them as nocturnal.
 
I have also read sources that say they are crepuscular - however, never having seen them in the wild, I will believe anyone who has.

Skye
 
Thanks for the correction. I'm still new to this, and I'm going by what I've read, and the behavior of the only other snakes I've had any time around, which are Rattlers. The only thing that I've noticed, is that mine tends to come out of her hide, and investigate her cage in the evening. I've never seen her out during the day. Usually about 30 minutes, to an hour before her lamp goes out (I have it on a timer) she sits at the mouth of her cave with her head out. She comes out as soon as the lamp goes off and spends about an hour cruising around. She also sits at the base of her climbing log.
 
:D thanx for all the help guys, my snake is most active at night and crawls around the cage and in trees in the middle of the night so i think im guna take rachels advice and get a red light;)
 
i have a red light in my tank the snake seems to wake up and sit near the light looking up at it all the time it is on :\ i dont get it lol
 
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