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I recently bought a a new for my ball cage made from black plastic with a clear plexi front door. Inside the cage though is where the light housing is i am concerned that if the light comes on and my little ball is on it that it may get burnt is this a reasonable worry. I am using a 50 watts repti light and gets quite hot. Does this pose any serious risk and should i change or manipulate the light to be housed outside the cage? I'll post pics if necessary
 
Is it a standard incandescent house light bulb socket? Are you using the light for heat or just light?
 
They make a flourescent bulb at walmart that has a plastic guard around it (for softer light). I use that in my herpenclosure and it works fine. It keeps the snake from burning itself.
 
Also, I am looking into LED lighting for my enclosures. They are great for low light & low heat. Two stages, brighter white during the day and low red at night.
 
egraham36 said:
I recently bought a a new for my ball cage made from black plastic with a clear plexi front door. Inside the cage though is where the light housing is i am concerned that if the light comes on and my little ball is on it that it may get burnt is this a reasonable worry. I am using a 50 watts repti light and gets quite hot. Does this pose any serious risk and should i change or manipulate the light to be housed outside the cage? I'll post pics if necessary
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Are you using the light for heat, or just for illumination?
 
Well I guess i am using it for both heat and illumnination i dont feel my uth is making the ambient temperature much higher than 80 so i feel that the the two together are work great but i am afraid of the burn if he gets wrapped around it.
 
As long as your basking spot is around 84~86 degrees, you don't need the ambient temp to be above 80, so you may be able to just do without the light.
 
egraham36 said:
Well I guess i am using it for both heat and illumnination i dont feel my uth is making the ambient temperature much higher than 80 so i feel that the the two together are work great but i am afraid of the burn if he gets wrapped around it.
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I would try one of the bulbs like the one I attached. It will probably warm it up a few degrees more but not that hot to the touch. I've been trying to use a little electric tape to direct the light away from blinding me but it's only 9w and protects the snake from breaking the bulb too.

TheFragginDragon said:
Sorry amigo, didn't mean to step on yer toes....not enough coffee this morning :ack2:
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Mi casa es su casa hombre!! :D
 

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No, it will warm the enclosure a little bit more but only a few degrees. It's pretty warm to the touch but more like a radiant heat panel than a bare-glass incandescent bulb.

I wouldn't use it as a sole heating source unless you are housing something that wouldn't require such an increase as Ball Pythons, but maybe something a little more cooler.

It's only a couple dollars and if it doesn't work for you, you can always throw it in a lamp.
 
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