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Q: Can Reptiles see an Infrared Light?
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Don and Allens Balls

Ok so I have done some reading and it seems that not one peson has the same answer abouit infrared lights... So what do you guys think? I have infrared lights on all my snakes at night and they still seam to come out. (well not when their bellies are full) I also have a thermostate hooked up to the infrared lights and the heat tape so the light clicks on and off as the temp goes up or down. Do you think that will bother the snakes? Thanks for any help!


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Topics: Caging
Tags: Infrared, Lighting, Red, Visibility
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Member Comment 9/6/2010 6:27:46 PM

Jeremys reptiles
Im pretty sure you can't see infrared... And the on/off idea is great ;) so it's like thay are in their normal environment the temps change.
 
Accepted Answer 9/6/2010 7:18:31 PM

Joseph Jenkins
infrared light is not in the visible spectrum for animals or humans, 
red light however is visible to humans and, from what I understand, is slighty visible to reptiles

I have heard it argued that it can't be seen by reptiles, but I have seen them react to the red lights.
 
Member Comment 9/6/2010 7:19:25 PM

Joseph Jenkins
this would be great in answers by the way
 
Member Comment 9/6/2010 8:13:56 PM

aaron

Boom!

 
Assisted Answer 9/6/2010 8:31:17 PM

Sylvias

From my experience reptiles will react to light that is actually red but not to light that is put through a red filter.... for example... i have seen my gecko and snakes react to red LED's but not the sligtest hint of reaction when i put a red plastic film over a flash light.....
not entirely sure why or how that happens though.....

 
Assisted Answer 10/9/2010 12:53:09 AM

Doomtrooper
I use a military  flash light with a red lense on it  it seems they dont react to the light but they still react to shadows thrown by the light  This is a good question 
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