Reptile light in brooder?

[Archae]

I just talked to my DH as I am working out of town and apparently when he was changing the water in our brooder this morning he dribbled some on the red heat light and it exploded. The chickies are fine but he put one of my reptile lights that I use when I breed chameleons into heat the tank. It is keeping the temp perfect for them but I wonder about pecking with white light and will a bulb with UVA and UVB hurt my babies? The 8 chickies are 3 weeks and in a large aquarium with the temp under the light is 85 to 90 degrees. From what my DH says everyone is acting normal: eating, drinking, sleeping, and pooing fine. I definitely plan on getting another red bulb when I get home on Friday.
Should we use a regular light until we can go get a new bulb or is OK to use a UV bulb?
Thanks for your help!!!

 

[5acrefarmer]

Hi, new in Mo. I've been reading BYC for the last 2 weeks and this is my first time responding. I have raised chicks several times with just a 100 watt bulb. This is the first time in 9 years in raising chicks. Just got back out on a little land to do so. I usually built a box to raise around 25 chicks at a tiime and would put a 100 watt bulb on each end and watch the temp. The hatchery I got my chicks from recommend starting out at 90 deg. and lowering the temp 5 deg. each week untill it gets down around 75 deg. I don't know about the uv light, but I do know that thay can do fine with just a regular light bulb. My 25 pullets are 3 weeks old and are doing fine. Hope this helps you some.

 

[technodoll]

I have a ceramic reptile lamp in my brooder right now, but using a red 100W bulb... seems to be doing the job!