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This little cutie Tulip-Tree Moth, was in the storefront window (Louisville, KY) and I told him if he was still there when I came out, I’d move him. He looked tired and lethargic. I came out and he recognized me, spread out his antennae and started walking towards me and then fell off the edge, on his back. He almost got crushed by the door closing so I let him cling to my hand and moved him to a raised bed with little bushes. I’m guessing he’s at the final stage of life. So gorgeous. My first time holding a moth.

Please see both photos before responding. Photo 2 is without night mode turned on and is how it looks when I actually walk into the room at night.

I upgraded my corn snake, Ramses, from a 55 gal to a 120 gal. With that switch came a switch from heating pads to a heat lamp. After doing some research I went with a DHP bulb. He loves it. But I’m worried this is too much light for nighttime. Thoughts? My impression before buying was that these weren’t true light emitting lamps. I had to switch from 100w to 150w because the smaller wouldn’t get the warm side hot enough. I have it hooked to a thermostat so it turns off if it reaches 87° which is rare. It typically stays around 86°.
Anyways, here is a photo with no flash in the dark of how much light is emitted. One is with the nighttime mode turned on, so it seems brighter than it really is. But I wanted to give a good idea of how much of the enclosure was getting light, about 1/3. The darker photo is how it actually looks to my eyes in the room.