Work on snakes during scotophase in snakeroom

Hello all,
I don't know if you use this method but a friend has been very interesting and didn't know it, so I purpose to share with you my method.

To start, in my snakeroom I am in reverse photoperiod for different reason and I use artificial light in totality with program.

Well, sometime it is necessary to work on snakes during night phase because the behaviour of animals demands this. This necessity can give some problem when the animals are venomous snakes because we have not the possibility to see well in night and this can become more or less dangerous. For example I have this necessity with Boiga sp. when I must start very young snakes (near of force-feeding) which are very sensitive to light. So, to resolve this situation I use red light of two types : fluocompact 15W or LED. The first one must be used in indirect position.
This light is without effect of disturbance on the behaviour of snakes, and you can see what you do in decreasing the risks.

I don't know if this will can help you but I see that few people know this method. Personally I used this in my work to make observations of behaviour of nocturnal animals.
Good evening all and hope this will give you an interesting information.
Franck

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