Hey all,
So a few days ago I was fiddling with the timer on my light bar and screwed it up so now the night light turns off before the daylight comes on. That's not the important part. I noticed that my crabs have been further from their den in the mornings and even when I stay up really late (1-2 in the morning) I don't see them coming out. I've covered up a lot of the light but how do I know if it's too bright in there? I thought crabs were supposed to have night lights too unless I totally missed the mark on that.
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Too bright..?
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wodesorel
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Re: Too bright..?
Darkness at night is better for the crabs, unless you have to have a light for heat. (And even then there are lightless options.) A light at night is only for our benefit to watch them.
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Re: Too bright..?
Ah that makes sense, I'll make sure to turn it off thenwodesorel wrote:Darkness at night is better for the crabs, unless you have to have a light for heat. (And even then there are lightless options.) A light at night is only for our benefit to watch them.
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Re: Too bright..?
Is complete darkness okay? I usually cover my tank with a sheet at night because we are getting ready for work, but once we leave all the lights are off and the sheet stays... Should I leave a hall light on or something to have even a LITTLE light? Or is completely black dark okay?
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Re: Too bright..?
I've got some RGB lights running around the underside of my desk, I am just gonna leave those on tonight and see if there's more activity from the crabpatriots tonight.ciaraalston wrote:Is complete darkness okay? I usually cover my tank with a sheet at night because we are getting ready for work, but once we leave all the lights are off and the sheet stays... Should I leave a hall light on or something to have even a LITTLE light? Or is completely black dark okay?
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Re: Too bright..?
If the blanket isn't too thick, I'm sure it would be fine. Even then, having a small section - like one side 'open' - may be all thats needed to have best of both worlds...ciaraalston wrote:Is complete darkness okay? I usually cover my tank with a sheet at night because we are getting ready for work, but once we leave all the lights are off and the sheet stays... Should I leave a hall light on or something to have even a LITTLE light? Or is completely black dark okay?
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But thats me, I have very little idea on how sensitive their eyes are to light...
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