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Hello. I just got my russian tortoise his first UVB lamp (the long one, not the compact one) and he has been trying to just climb to it and keeps staring at it ever since. I was wondering if it could damage his eyes (it is an arcadia 10% 18w lamp). Thank you.

Hi, 2 part question, first, the room we are thinking of putting the toutoise is the living room so the lights are on upto midnight most days and some times 1am if I'm gaming, will the tortoise just hide and go to sleep or will it do harm? (assuming the inclosure light go's off normal time and it...

I wondered if anybody would be able to help. I'm all set up ready and waiting to get my tortoise however i'm still so confused about the UVB lighting! (obviously he will not be brought until I've sorted this!) I've heard alot of good things about the: Arcadia D3 UV Basking Lamp (this looks as...

I noticed recently that the cool end of my tort's enclosure was a little too dark, so I decided to add a fluorescent strip to that side to help with ambient lighting. I happened to have an extra bulb from an aquarium, and I just wanted some opinions on whether it's an ok bulb to use in my...

I am currently using the ZooMed 10.0 T8 18" tube light for my baby Russian tortoise's enclosure. It is about 15" away from him, which is as close as I can get due to the size of the tank. Is that an ok distance or too far? Would a reflector help if it's too far? Thanks!

Hi All, My first post here! I've been researching Tortoise for months as we are planning on getting a Hermann soon. I want to make sure we have everything we need in advance & know what we are doing. I'm still struggling with heating/lighting & even after thinking I had it all sussed, I'm now...