From:
Jen Phillips
Date: 2001-11-11 19:01:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Ferrets and Their Photocycles
The use of The red lights is used when an animal is insensitive to IR
light. I know that even at the Pittsburgh Zoo they use red light in their
night cat display...wreaks havoc on auto focus cameras that use IR range
finders to focus.
After reading the article you sent I think that I am going to invest in a
few red lights for their room.
Thank you for your fast response.
Take care,
Jen, Mike & the Ferrets
Loki, Fria, Jamocha, Vivi, & Duke
At 08:51 AM 11/11/01, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 12:56:09 -0000
> From: "Mike Janke" <mjanke@m...>
>Subject: Re: Ferrets and Their Photocycles
>
>You might want to read this article...
>
>http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/lighting.htm
>
>While it doesn't go into using UV or IR, it does talk about using red
>lights.
>
>I remember going to Brookfield Zoo outside of chicago many years
>ago. In one of the rooms, they had a hall for nocturnal animals that
>was dark save for a red light in each of the animals' enclosure.
>This was so that the animals were active in the daytime, when zoo
>visitors were there. I assume that when the zoo closed at night,
>full lighting was turned on in that room so the animals would get
>their normal day/night cycle.
>
>So perhaps there's something to the red light theory that the author
>presents in the article.
>
>Mike
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Take care,
Jen, Mike & the Ferrets
Loki, Fria, Jamocha, Vivi, & Duke
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