Newbie concerns uvb light
Hi all please be kind we are brand new owners of a hermann hatchling 3 months old we bought the set up from the breeder but as the tortoise is in my daughters bedroom I’m worried about the brightness...
View ArticleLED for lighting only confused beginner
Hello all, complete beginner here so please be kind, I am a new owner of a hatchling hermann 3 months old, with the help of this forum I have set up my tortoise table, vivexotic delux with a uvb strip...
View ArticleLight height?
I just got a new Arcadia ProT5 kit for my RF. I searched and searched, the only one I could find was 24W with a 12% bulb. How far should I put this over the substrate? The highest I could get it in the...
View ArticleHelp with UVB lighting for a Hermann's tortoise
I have a 5-year-old male Hermann's tortoise. To date, based on information I gathered online several years ago, I have been using a 17W T8 UVB 10 lamp (Zoo Med). I learned this week that T8 bulbs...
View ArticleRed foot tortoise lighting
Hi everyone! I’ve barely had my tort for about a week now. I have a dual dome lamp, with 60W heat bulb and a 5.0 UVB bulb. I got a thermometer and the temp was 74-76s. So i changed my 60w heat bulb up...
View ArticleWhere are you buying incandescent bulbs?
Hi everyone, Does anyone have any links to the incandescent bulbs you’re purchasing? I have a baby Sulcata, Tiny, and I purchased a two pack from Amazon. One lasted 3 months. The second one lasted 4...
View ArticlePlease advise on lighting controllers and lamps.
Hello This thread is about my families tortoise Terry. He is meditaranean and I think Greek. I can find his detail soon by talking to my mum. Recently we have been having trouble with the uv lights. We...
View ArticleLighting tips, tricks and questions💥👍💥👍.... !😉
This is a thread where you can ask and get SPECIFIC LIGHTING ANSWERS and TIPS you may be looking for..... made EASY! I was discussing with Mod Tom and we talked about how confusing lighting can be! In...
View ArticleIs this the right light?
Hi! I have been saving up to get my baby Hermann tortoise a UVB light, and I found the light. I wonder if this one is the one talked about in my previous threads? It’s Arcadia 110-120V 24W HO-T5 ProT5...
View ArticleIs a heat lamp that gives off UVA safe for tortoises?
Arcadia Reptile Solar Basking Floodlight-75W This is it. Says it has uva. I’ve heard mixed things about wether or not uva light is good for them. My tortoise’s other light is a t5 fluorescent also...
View ArticleI’m so confused about the right lighting to buy PLEASE HELP!!!
So this is the enclosure that I have purchased for my hatchling redfoot and I know it’s kinda big but I feel like it will have plenty of room to grow and I have until the 9th before I get it to make...
View ArticleHelp with enclosure
I'm new to turtles and tortoises, I have 1 box turtle that I'm pretty sure is a three-toed box turtle and I haven't had he for to long, so as a temporary enclosure for the winter I have been keeping...
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Aluminum foil over open top for tortoise question
Someone ( at a pet store) told me that this can cause shell rot, I have a baby red foot tortoise and am trying to find ways to keep the humidity and heat in. Is this true? If so, what are other things...
View ArticleCurious about heater
I have a 50ish lb sulcata tortoise. We moved from Florida to Tennessee, weather is MUCH colder here. I am curious what wattage I need for a heater for her. I have 65 watt heater now. Do I need to go...
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Is this bulb safe
I just wanted to check after reading a forum that stated the Mercury vapour bulbs can cause pyramiding. Is this bulb safe for my 8 month old Horsfield?
View ArticleMVB UVB
Facts about Mercury Vapor Bulbs - by: Bob MacCargar I have at this time I have tested well over a 130 Reptile Mercury Vapor bulbs for UVB out-put, UVB decay, and failure rates MV bulbs produce 3 times...
View ArticleRedfoot
Hi all thinks for letting me join your site .have some stuff puzzle me and looking for some good advice on this so have full uvn tube . He has a cematic heat light think u call it its black .my...
View ArticleRedfoot tortoise help
Okay try this again .I have uvb tube and camatic think u call it black heater light on a thermostat. Is that okay for day and night or do you need a spot light to .another question is thermostat what's...
View ArticleReplacement for flood bulbs?
With the newer lighting restrictions incandescent flood bulbs are no longer available to purchase anywhere by me and I'm not able to find them online. I've been purchasing bulk packs of Philips and GE...
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