Quote Originally Posted by NW Amphibian Rescue View Post
Do you have additional lighting in the vivarium? 12 hour photo period daily. The best of course is a full spectrum light. For night viewing use two 12 volt LEDs, one on each end of a 50g to give just enough light to see them in the shadows. They are nocturnal hunters and need it dark to see well. If the blue light puts out more than a very soft glow I wouldn't use it.
Well, there is daylight coming in through the kitchen windows that are across the room. There is a fairly large window across the room. Not sure if ambient light is enough or should I place them closer the the window? Or is it better to leave the two 26W bulbs on during the day?

I don't understand 12 hour photo period, which I have heard before. Does this just mean, a 12 hour period where they have lights on?

I don't know what full spectrum light is, I assume this is what I bought when I bought the 5.0 tropical exo terra spiral bulbs 26W?

Where can I find the 12 volt LED's? At Home Depot or any hardware store? Or should I just get a night light? I have so much vegetation (fake and some real) in the tank that I don't think I could see them if I wanted too unless I had the lights on. I used a lot because this is their first week with me and I didn't want them to get stressed out.

BTW, they have been on my kitchen counter in the room where most activity takes place in the house in the evenings. Is this a bad place for them? They have only woken for a couple hours at a time. One of them gets up every morning around 6:30 to soak in the water but as soon as we are up and around, he goes back to sleep.