Claudiusx":25apskk9 said:I still believe a light should be used over the basking surface, but it would be for lighting only. An LED bulb could be used to keep energy consumption low, and still provide a beam of light over the basking area.
CooperDragon":1rv25faz said:I think of the basking area as what the sunlight is doing when they are out on a rock or post or grape vine. It is bright and intense and hot and they'll sit there exposed for a while (at different times of the day) so the goal is to try and replicate that.
Oh I agree with you in that aspect. But where I don't completely agree (and I haven't made my mind up for one way or the other, I'm on the fence) are they pancaking out to absorb the heat because they know that the light and heat is coming from that direction, or do they do it because they know the heat is coming from that direction, and the light is just a part of that.CooperDragon":381xsphg said:As far as a beam goes, if you watch a dragon out in the sunlight, if they're basking they tend to pancake out and tilt their body so their back is facing the sun. They do the same thing when following sunlight through a window. Since they flatten and turn to face the source of the light and heat (sun in this case) this mirrors what we see when they are basking under a lamp.
CooperDragon":381xsphg said:That's where (Fran's) thought of providing a beam wide enough to provide for even basking is a good translation to our small enclosures.
I 100% agree with you.CooperDragon":381xsphg said:the ultimate goal is to imitate sunlight.
I believe the uvb bulbs do provide much if not all of the visible spectrum. I could be wrong I guess since I always just assumed that they do since they put off visible light. Do we have data available on that?CooperDragon":3lrg234n said:I'm not sure if just UVB will do the job since it leaves out so much of the visible spectrum.
Yes thats what we were discussing. Are they positioning themselves towards to sun because of the light coming from that direction, or the heat. Or, are they simply facing away from it because who wants to stare at the sun.kingofnobbys":1j1edxbb said:It's been observed that reptiles in the wild will position themselves to bask with their backs to the sun hence they are aware of the position of the sun in the sky , they also respond similarly to basking globes that produce visible light.
claudiusx":ivqycnfj said:I have no clue what that link you posted has to do with this discussion. If you care to elaborate, feel free.
Yes thats what we were discussing. Are they positioning themselves towards to sun because of the light coming from that direction, or the heat. Or, are they simply facing away from it because who wants to stare at the sun.kingofnobbys":ivqycnfj said:It's been observed that reptiles in the wild will position themselves to bask with their backs to the sun hence they are aware of the position of the sun in the sky , they also respond similarly to basking globes that produce visible light.
It would be easy enough to test I just don't have a CHE or a non light emitting heat bulb right now.
The goal is to mimic natural sunlight. The purpose of this thread is the question, does a basking bulb have to fulfill that requirement, or can general lighting in the tank do that instead.
-Brandon
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?