Red Night Light?

[serenaj25]

so I just got a 2 week old ambilobe panther chameleon, and I read on some places that its a good idea to have a red heat bulb for the night time for these guys since they are from Madagascar and its pretty hot there. just wanted to hear your input on whether or not I should use one

 

[Nursemaia]

No lights at night

 

[serenaj25]

No lights at night

not even for a baby panther?

 

[Nursemaia]

No babies need it cooler and lights disrupt sleep

 

[nightanole]

Unless its dropping way below 60f, no night light.

Id say the only reason for a night light (or IR plate) would be if daily temps were below 70 AND the cham did not have access to a heat lamp to get body temps to the upper 80's.

Id say ideal would be ranges would be 55-65 and night and 70-80 for day temps.

You start bucking upper 80's during the day for weeks, you will need some kind of misting system for cooling
If night drops do not drop below 75 ,again you are going to develop problems.

https://weather.com/weather/today/l/MATI0917:1:MA


For the next week the home land will have highs just kissing 80f, and regular nights below 60.

 

[opheliaeatsbugs]

this might help, too
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/panther/

 

[leedragon]

Never redlights. you can use a ceramic heater or a ordinary incandescent lightbulb for heat.

 

[Nursemaia]

@Matt Vanilla Gorilla and @alphakenc are panther breeders and can tell you about baby care. IMO any good breeder wouldn't have sold you a 2 week old baby.

 

[kinyonga]

NO LIGHTS at night...if it drops to below 65 you can use a ceramic heat emitter...
http://www.petsmart.com/reptile/sup...ngs-reptile-ceramic-heat-emitter-5195326.html

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

All good advice and worthy of adhering to if you want a healthy chameleon! How insane to sell a baby at that age though! Their care is very intense and specialized at this age!

 

[Trent H.]

Lizards have better eyesight than many other animals and can more specifically see color more well and vibrant than humans. Putting a light on your chameleon at night only disturbs their sleeping patterns. Most houses (not sure about your specific situation) are warm enough at night for chameleons to stay at a good temp. Putting a light on your Cham should only be put on a Cham at night if you have a colder house.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

It is more about their third eye being able to detect light even when their other eyes are closed.

 

[kinyonga]

Parietal eye...not all about chameleons...but still worth a read.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietal_eye

 

[Tattersb]

It is more about their third eye being able to detect light even when their other eyes are closed.

So that explains why it's hard to sneak up on them in a mostly darkened room at night.

 

[broderp]

Unless its dropping way below 60f, no night light.

Id say the only reason for a night light (or IR plate) would be if daily temps were below 70 AND the cham did not have access to a heat lamp to get body temps to the upper 80's.

No night light at all. If it's that cold then a ceramic heater is best. You want nothing that emits any form of light that the cham can detect. I'm not sure I agree about the rest of the stuff you said, but staying on topic, no lights of any kind at night.

 

[nightanole]

No night light at all. If it's that cold then a ceramic heater is best. You want nothing that emits any form of light that the cham can detect. I'm not sure I agree about the rest of the stuff you said, but staying on topic, no lights of any kind at night.

Purhaps i miss worded. I too do not recommend a light emitted bulb at night, even if its for heating up the cage. I thought OP had an IR bulb or one that puts out very little light.

My fixtures have reflectors, if the room isnt dimm enough he can see himself in them, and natural issues happen...