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sarah

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Hello.

Just a quick question. I am using a black light for my axolotls as they are both albino and the white light is too bright for them. Is black light AOK to use? I believe that there is mixed opinions on the blacklight on this forum......

Cheers

Sarah

(Message edited by sarahsbabies on November 05, 2005)
 
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jordan

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I heard from people that blacklights are bad cause they raise the temperature or something like that but i don't have one so i wouldn't know.
 
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edward

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Blacklights (at least flourescent ones) produce UV light. As albino axolotls lack melanin, I would not recommend using blacklights over the axolotls.

Typically regular lights are not harmful to the axolotls as long as they lack a UV component.

Ed
 
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sarah

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Well there you go. Thank you for your advice both Edward and Jordan. I have removed the light now. I do want the best for my babies after all.

Cheers

Sarah
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