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I live in an apartment with two roommates who are out for most of the day, most days of the week. I on the other hand, spend most of the day, most days of the week, at home by myself. Even when my roommates are studying at home, they like to wear noise-cancelling headphones. For this reason, I decided to get a lovebird. I don't mind the noise she makes, but I want to keep it considerate for my roommates when they are home. I am most often home too when my roommates are home, so I can monitor/control her noise level by playing with her and such. However, on the occasional day/times when my roommates are home and I can't be there, I worry about how loud she'll be while I'm gone. The option I've given my roommates so far is to come in my room and cover her cage if she's being unbearably loud to the point where she's disrupting their midday nap or studying. But I know it's bad to cover the cage any time besides bedtime. I've even tried putting up audio-absorbing foam pads. As a last resort to muffle her chirps/squawks, I'm thinking of putting her cage in my closet when I have to leave and my roommates are, or may come, home while I'm out. It's not a walk-in closet so it'd be snug, but there's enough room for her large 37" cage to fit on a small end table in between my clothes and the two doors (I'd leave one cracked for ventilation) and plenty of air space above. There is a light in my closet which I plan to leave on if I have to put her in there, but I was thinking of getting a UVB light for her for added benefit.
TLDR; Are there any dangers to having the high-output Exo Terra UVB 100 compact fluorescent light in an enclosed space around lots of clothes? It's not supposed to give off heat, but could it potentially damage my clothes?
TLDR; Are there any dangers to having the high-output Exo Terra UVB 100 compact fluorescent light in an enclosed space around lots of clothes? It's not supposed to give off heat, but could it potentially damage my clothes?