three toe box turtle

  1. K

    UVB Lighting for box turtle

    I’m upgrading my box turtle to a 5x2x2. Reptifiles says to have a proper gradient, you need to have a t5 HO 5.0 that is around half the enclosure in length. Franklins current uvb is 22” long, is that close enough for about half the enclosure being 6in off, or should I get another foot long bulb...
    • Kafrank53
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    • box turtle eastern box turtle help help and advice light fixtures lighting height three toe box turtle uvb position
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    • Forum: Tortoise Enclosure Lighting
  2. K

    Lighting question

    I’m upgrading my box turtle to a 5x2x2. Reptifiles says to have a proper gradient, you need to have a t5 HO 5.0 that is around half the enclosure in length. Franklins current uvb is 22” long, is that close enough for about half the enclosure being 6in off, or should I get another foot long bulb...
    • Kafrank53
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    • advice box turtle box turtle.uvb eastern box turtle light fixtures light height lighting height new enclosure reptisun 5.0 three toe box turtle
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: American box turtles
  3. taquito23

    New outdoor enclosure..

    So, we just built this for our TTBT. She has been inside for a year and we see her every couple of weeks. We also noticed that the soil was much warmer 4 inches down than the surface of the soil inside. So, today we finished her outdoor environment. Is about 6 inches deep with about 6 inch of...
    • taquito23
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    • moving outside north texas outdoor enclosure three toe box turtle young turtle
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: American box turtles
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