Lighting Placement

[lotus15]

So, since I moved, I haven't gotten around to reinstalling my FS lighting at all, but I'd like to get working on it. Since it used to just be the budgies, it was easy-- I just stuck an FS light fixture on the wall above their cage and that was that.

Now that I have Charles and Lola, I'm a bit worried about the arrangement. Their cages are across from each other in a very small room (about 10 feet wide). I want to mount each light fixture to the wall above their cages... but that would make it so that whenever either of them looks across the room, they'd be looking right at the other light fixture. I know that staring into FS lights can destroy their corneas (or something like that) and I was wondering... is 10 feet enough space, or is it still a risk? If I put them on the ceilings, I don't think enough light will get down to them in their cages.

What do you guys think?

 

[KimKimWilliamson]

Can you shade the light somehow so that it directs its rays downward, and not forward?

 

[lotus15]

Can you shade the light somehow so that it directs its rays downward, and not forward?

Well, with a regular lighting fixture (a very plain and simple one... strip light style like this one: Fluorescent Strip Light with Electronic Ballast, 48" # ST240RSE8 by American Fluorescent), it doesn't really matter if I mount it to the wall or below a shelf mounted to the wall, it will still shine down and across, do you know what I mean?

 

[lotus15]

Anybody else have any ideas?

 

[Karen]

If I put them on the ceilings, I don't think enough light will get down to them in their cages.

Can you hang the fixture from the ceiling? You would be able to control the height that way. You could always decorate around the chains.

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[lotus15]

Can you hang the fixture from the ceiling? You would be able to control the height that way. You could always decorate around the chains.

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Ah, okay, that seems like it would be safer... I do have stuff hung up on the ceiling above their cages though Seems like a tough sacrifice. Bleh. This is so very difficult. Thanks so much for the suggestions though.