Too bright (not a huge fan of the ceramic)

[TaylorTortoise]

What do I do? I currently have a 60 watt uva heat lamp and the 80 watt MVB burned out prematurely because I just bought a 5.5” dome and its not working in it. Started smelling and stopped working. It burned out. Im losing hope as to what to get to work.

 

[TaylorTortoise]

I dont know the weather outside where ur located.. but if its warm enough and u can let him outside for a few hrs per week for some sun ..then u wont need a uvb

Well its cold right now im from Philadelphia. I can let him out in the sun in the spring summer when it gets nice but as of right now it is not.
Can a uva/ heat lamp work for now with calcium supplement powder supplement? It has D3 in it

 

[Maro2Bear]

The holes are there for a reason. Those small holes are designed to let the super heated hot air escape which in turn keeps the bulb from over heating & burning out too quickly.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

The holes are there for a reason. Those small holes are designed to let the super heated hot air escape which in turn keeps the bulb from over heating & burning out too quickly.

I meant loosely place a strip of tinfoil around the holes so that the heat can still escape

 

[TaylorTortoise]

I meant loosely place a strip of tinfoil around the holes so that the heat can still escape

Well the 80 watt bulb burned out prematurely. It doesnt work. It smells like burn stuff when it’s on I just went out and bought a 5.5” dome and it doesnt work now the bulb.

 

[TaylorTortoise]

My turtle will have to survive with uva/heat 60 watt right now. Because the bulb broke in not even 20 minutes. And burned out and I went out and got him a deep dome thinking it would be better but it’s not.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

The joys of owning reptiles

 

[TaylorTortoise]

The joys of owning reptiles

Well, I dont know what to do. Will he be okay with just a uva/heat 60 watt lamp and calcium powder supplement with D3 on his food by zoomed?

 

[TaylorTortoise]

I dont want him to get sick. Or die. I think today is my last day of being able to return him if I had too. Im wasting so much money trying to figure out what is right for him and the MVB burned out already, the domes arent good. A deep dome isnt good, what fixture is good then? It seems impossible

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Are ur temps good?.. i mean hes not gonna drop dead in a week without uvb but eventually i would fix the lighting situation as soon as u can

 

[TaylorTortoise]

Are ur temps good?.. i mean hes not gonna drop dead in a week without uvb but eventually i would fix the lighting situation as soon as u can

I dont know what kind of light to get him since the powersun bulb burned out. Its hard finding a ubv bulb

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Ur dome should work fine . Its rated for 100 watts. Just get a reg 65 watt flood bulb and get the tube with a fixture. Yes owning a tortoise is not cheap

 

[TaylorTortoise]

Ur dome should work fine . Its rated for 100 watts. Just get a reg 65 watt flood bulb and get the tube with a fixture. Yes owning a tortoise is not cheap

Why did the MVB burn out then?
i have a wooden enclosure and is the tube the long light you were mentioning? And it doesnt come with a fixture for it? Where do I find one for it

 

[TaylorTortoise]

What wattage for the tube fixture? I can work on getting this light eventually for him. But with the virus and being out of work its hard right now.

is this an okay tube fixture to place right on top of my screen?

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

What wattage for the tube fixture? I can work on getting this light eventually for him. But with the virus and being out of work its hard right now.

is this an okay tube fixture to place right on top of my screen?

That would work. You dont have a screen top correct? Because the screen will filter out most of the uvb

 

[TaylorTortoise]

I have a bar screen. It’s a zoomed wooden enclosure

 

[TaylorTortoise]

So I would need the tube lamp (uvb) and what else for heat and uva?

 

[TaylorTortoise]

What wattage for the tube fixture also?

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

So I would need the tube lamp (uvb) and what else for heat and uva?

Just that tube and a 65 watt flood bulb for basking

 

[TaylorTortoise]

What is the 65 watt flood bulb? Is that a heat?