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Hey, what a fantastic idea, if we all make small changes we will see large positive outcomes. Perfect use of the lamp also and great to see the snake behaving naturally. Keep it up!
Dangggg, I could NEVER handle that kind of weather! I really love this idea! All my new cages are wired and ready for UVB, I just need to add it in the future.
This, this! More of this! You earned a sub, I’m so into this, and I’m doing the exact same thing! Unfortunately for my albino, he’ll have to skimp out on lights… he can’t even handle the light of the room, much less a halogen, UVB, or LED. Poor guy poos out of stress when I introduce light, ha. But this choice-based care thing… now that is new to me. I might try this to whatever extent I can: unfortunately my setups are top-opening, but they are large, which might allow me to make a box like your boa’s so I can fit it in and allow the guys to hop in if they like. How fascinating.
Yes, definitely give choice based care a shot! I recommend listening to both podcast episode #2 ad #39, as Peter and Carrie go into WAY more detail than I ever could.
Awesome video man! Your boas look awesome. I can’t wait to see updates as to how they start to express more wild-like behaviors with UV as a choice. Great stuff. Cheers to positive change going viral 🤞🏼🍻
Thanks, TC! I can’t wait to see the positive changes as well. I’ve already noticed a few other people on Instagram taking on the challenge, this is going to be great 😎
I think this is great! Thank you to you and TC. I have been providing UVB to all my snakes, my Russian tortoise, and my blue tongue skink even though everybody keeps telling me they don’t need it.
Looking great, Dillon! Your boas are going to love the new UVB availability. I know our BCI is always basking under his UVB light. We're going to try to incorporate more plant growth designed lighting into our bioactive enclosures (instead of just using a single household led bulb) and see if that can possibly improve our reptiles well being. Keep up the good fight, brother! 🦎👍
I have heard that as uvb lamps age, they can increase their output. I bought a digital uvb meter to check mine; I have not had this happen, but it’s worth bearing in mind. It is always good to keep spare lamps; the uvb tube in one of my enclosures starts to flicker when it’s “dying”, and this will undoubtedly stress an animal.
I should probably pick up a meter as well, it would be super handy to have around. Yeah I’ve heard that a few brands are (or were) notorious for increasing their UV output near the end of their life (Exo Terra... although I think they have since fixed that issue)
I'll take this on lol UVB for my hognose. I installed the shade dweller in my leopard geckos set up a few months ago, she is definitely more active than she used to be, although I was already dealing with bad care from her previous owner so I think any improvement resulted in better observable behaviour. I hope the UV is making a difference to her and these things do take some time to see the full effects. This is such an awesome idea I hope it does snowball and keeps spreading to pet owners everywhere. I will mention it to a few of the youtubers in the UK too.
Awesome, that is fantastic to hear! And honestly I think some of the positive effects of UV exposure, may never be something we can notice with the naked eye but without a doubt it has a positive affect on the animals even if we can’t tell!
I totally agree, and I think there is also an element for many of us pet owners who maybe convince ourselves we're seeing improvements or providing the best care even though we know there are things we could improve. Almost as a way of making ourselves feel better in a way and not confronting the fact we could provide better care. If that makes sense.And I think the best approach to tackling that is, as you said, not thinking you have to go out and get everything right away but just add/improve things as and when you can. Whether it's down to money, time etc as long as we are taking steps towards improving our animal care in any way when we have the opportunity, we have to!
Thank you for this video. Thanks to you I have gotten so much into reptile lighting, and I'm such a lighting nerd now, but I still have a lot to learn. Do you think about replacing the radiant heat panels with basking lights in the new enclosure? I use Halogen lights combined with a few other rays and wavelengths penetrate much deeper into the tissue than radiant heat panels do. Also halogen bulbs are really cheap and produce a light that animals connect to warmth, whereas radiant heat panels produce no visible light. Halogen bulbs are the one thing I wouldn't buy from arcadia though, their UVB and LEDs are amazing but from what I've heard their basking lights tend to break easily. My hog island boa now has almost full spectrum lighting and a good shade gradient, he has developed an amazing basking behaviour now, and I almost always see him more active during the night. All my reptiles and amphibians will have UVB light and attempted full spectrum lighting with an adequate shade and temperature gradient. Always learning new things and I am so happy I found your channel.
Thanks for watching the video! Yes with the new set ups I will absolutely have halogen bulbs, that’s what I’m using on my day gecko enclosure and I love it! You’re Right they are quite cheap and produce a nice warm colored light. The radiant heat panels will be thrown away 😀 i’m considering trying the Arcadia deep heat projectors as well, because they can be used for night heat (no visible light emitted).
I'm happy to hear that! I really look forward to seeing their new enclosures. I am also thinking about getting some DHP for nighttime use since I have quite the temp drop at night that almost always is a bit below the usual nighttime drop that happens in their natural habitat.
My albino sunglow BCI always goes to hide immediately when the uvb comes on. But when I take him out to play in his huge 7 foot fake tree thats in my bedroom, he immediately goes to the top and sleeps in the bright sunlight that comes in the window. It’s strange because the natural sun, which is brighter, doesn’t bother him. He will have all that bright sunlight right in his little albino eye and will snooze for an eternity lol but in his enclosure if he’s basking in the top shelf under the RHP, he’s fine until the SECOND my uvb turns on, he’s GONE lol 🤷♀️
Yeah, I think with Albino animals normal UV protocol really goes out the window! It's hard to say exactly what's happening but the UV is certainly irritating his eyes. Just as a reminder- UV wavelengths are blocked by the glass so even though the sunshine through the window is very bright, there actually wouldn't be any UV within the sun rays. So maybe he is an example of an animal that shouldn't be provided UV?
PS: some animals hate bright light: my albino darwin carpet python is one: when I had a uvb lamp in her enclosure, she would cover her head with part of her body when she was lying under the light, so I only use a basking lamp (no uvb), on a dimming thermostat: this lamp only runs very dimly, and she no longer hides her head.
That’s a very interesting point… I wonder if it has anything to do with her albinism. Albinism typically causes eyes to be very sensitive to light, not to mention the white scales would have less defense against UV due to their light color. That is definitely something to consider for sure!
She was using the UVB though. I don't understand how covering her head while sitting under UVB means that she hates it. It's like taking UVB from a leopard gecko just because their natural way of "basking" is to expose one or two body parts to the UVB while having the rest hidden under a hide.
@@gryllidaeperkcal1369 Sorry, it does mean she hates it. She was under the uvb because when she's out of her hide she almost always hangs out on her branches; the branch on the cooler side is under the lamp fixture. Her lamp is now a heat lamp on a dimming stat, and is always either off or at very low brightness. She never covers her head now. It is well known that albinos are photo sensitive: there is no pigment in their irises.
john schlesinger So was the branch she was sitting on under the UVB? If a reptile hates something they’re most likely going to avoid the source all together or pass by it quickly rather than put themselves through it. I believe hate is a rather strong word for what your snake did in reaction to the light perhaps dislike would be better considering that she doesn’t hate it enough to skip going onto a branch directly under the UVB. Have you tried providing branches in a shaded area to provide a light gradient?
@@gryllidaeperkcal1369 Yes, there is another branch further from the lamp, but that is on the warm side. I think you do not quite understand: a reptile's number one priority is thermoregulation. When this snake comes out of her hide, she always goes to the higher branches near the heat panel. After reaching the desired temperature, she goes to the lower branches on the cool side; this was where the uvb lamp used to be. For a carpet python to hide its head under its body is an unnatural behaviour.
Got ball python I got heat mat and thermostat set up everything going well should I buy uvb light and have it or is it not necessary for long live span for care my ball python as want him to live longest live span he can any ideas please or should buy led stripes so tank as some sort of light thanks
I certainly recommend UV for all reptiles! I did a whole podcast on the type of light to supply your reptiles, you will likely find it helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EhbDx11OMfM.html
Thanks SO MUCH for making this all approachable & down-to-earth accessible .. bookmarking this for reference .. Thanks! * curious: is that a Dumeril's that you had in there?
Glad you found the video so helpful! Thank you for watching. That was a boa imperator 👌🏼 also, if you want to have a much more in-depth presentation on this topic, check out my latest video featuring Dr. Francis Baines
Hey awesome video man. I really like your perspective on animal care and how to challenge ourselves to be better reptile keepers. Also sick boa bro its really awesome. My ball python has really been enjoying her uvb bulb.
Just watched this for a second time. I would point out that while Arcadia uvbs last for a year, many other brands only last for six months. Ideally, check the output with a uvb meter, however, these are expensive.
I have changed my rainbow boa to a bigger enclosure and it’s bioactive with a fogger and my black milk snake now has a bigger enclosure and added tunnels and climbing branches next uvb for my babies
I wish they made a lamp cage that is shorter for the Shade Dweller. At least the cord will fit inside the cage, since I think my snake would try to go between the cord and the ceiling if possible.
Hiya, what about corn snake? I was gonna get one and the reptile shop told me I don't need one just a light would do as I use a deep heat projector and there is no light, so I got a led light
Many people will tell you corns don’t need any light at all however I disagree. I believe we should all strive to provide full spectrum light if possible (uv, visible light, infrared). Search for my podcast episode with Dr. Baines. It will help you out 😁
@@AnimalsatHomePodcast will definitely listen to it, what do you think of the deep heat projectors? That's what we went for as we thought it was best heat, We ordered a led waterproof strip for the vivarium would this do?
@@lauramoore9601 the deep heat projectors are good, especially because you can use them at night. Halogen heat is the best, but obviously that’s only for the daytime. So you could always use the deep heat projector at night and a halogen during the day. And yea, the LED strip should work well
I love TC. He's the one that introduced me to your channel. I have a question about UVB for snakes. I have several different kinds of snakes, hognose, children's python, milk snake etc. most of them are in 12 inch tall enclosures. I can't decide whether to use the Arcadia shade dweller or the Arcadia 6% bulb. I will be putting the light fixture on top of the screens on top of the enclosures so some UVB will be blocked. Several of my snakes are also albino. So I know I need to provide a lot of hiding places and cover for them. Do you suggest I get the shade dweller or the 6%? It's going to be expensive no matter what I do.
Agree, TC is a great guy! It's a good question- I think you could realistically go with either. One thing to keep in mind however is the bulb length. You'll probably only want about half or less of the enclosure to be illuminated with the UV bulb. So if the 6% bulbs span right across the entire enclosure I would lean towards the ShadeDweller. That way a section of the enclosure is in the shade. @JTB Reptiles just did a great video on setting up lighting for his bearded dragon... of course you won't need anywhere close to the amount of lights he has but it will give you a good idea of how to set up a UV gradient.
@@AnimalsatHomePodcast well, that probably needs means I need to go with the shade dweller. Might have to do it in stages. It's going to be really expensive. I would basically need 10 of them. I like the fact that you can link them together though. I have other T5 high output fixtures that are great, but you can't link them together and it's turning into a big mass of cords.
It’s a very good question! The short answer is no. It can’t actually be dangerous to continue to support vit D3 with access to UVB. I will be releasing a podcast this Friday that goes into this much further so come back then for more info!
Cool vid,I’m working on my improvement as we « speak ». Question:could you tell me please,in what material the part you put the bulb in is made off,hopfully some kind of metal,I count to fix mine with magnets.danke for your time.take care.
The issue is compact fluorescent UVB bulbs (i.e. the ones that fit in a dome) are typically very poor. I would recommend the Arcadia Shadedweller (the same one I use in this video). It is a fantastic bulb
@@AnimalsatHomePodcast I was thinking the same thing, they suck. But there's really sucky and less sucky. For now, that whole thing just costs too much for me so until I can get that I'm just trying to figure out the best bulb to use for now.
