nocturnal infrared bulb

[J1346]

I have a left over red heat bulb that i used for an h.spinifer i used to have and they are highly nocturnal and it didnt seem to be bothered by it at all. I also have a dome fixture with a dimmer and i would love to use it to keep the temps up at night. im seeing several people saying not to use them and im wondering why?

 

[Randi]

The reason why you should not use any night bulb is because chameleons need complete darkness when they sleep. They need a reasonable temperature drop at night.

 

[J1346]

thanks, so it would be fine to use it for basking during the day while the uvb lights are on?

 

[sandrachameleon]

provide a white basking light (alongside or combined with your UVB tube) - you want the colour of the basking light to be similar to sunlight

You dont need a light on at night at all. If your ambient temp is really cold, a ceramic heat emmiter might be an option (or turning up the heat in that room)

 

[Randi]

provide a white basking light (alongside or combined with your UVB tube) - you want the colour of the basking light to be similar to sunlight

I agree, and you can use a regular household bulb for this.

Not to mention, and I don't know how true it is, but I've seen so many people on this forum say that their chameleons react negatively to the color red.

 

[J1346]

ok thanks, its a little misleading there is a jacksons chameleon under the red light on the box. good thing i didnt buy it for a chameleon or i would have just been wasting my money.

 

[Decadancin]

ok thanks, its a little misleading there is a jacksons chameleon under the red light on the box. good thing i didnt buy it for a chameleon or i would have just been wasting my money.

Ah, marketing ...