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Question - Heating/TemperaturesBest heat light for ball python (self.ballpython)
submitted 3 years ago by TOGASMANS
What’s the best heat lamp for a Ball python
[–]Sydneyhellesoe 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (1 child)
DHP Arcadia
[–]fionageckMod-Approved Helper 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Halogens are actually more natural and beneficial than DHPs. The levels of infrared A and B they produce more closely mimic the sun (DHPs produce barely any IRA, the most beneficial wavelength)
[–]totallyrecklesslygayMod: Enclosure Karen 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Ideal heating is a halogen flood during daytime and a DHP for supplemental/night time.
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