Amount of Light Hours after brumation importend??

[everyday]

Hello again everyone. I hope u had a good start of 2022!

I'm ending the brumation earlier for my turtles (like I said in my last post) I'm wondering if it is Important to slowly and steadily increase the hours of light I give them ?

For example should I give them after brumation only like 5 hours of light the first month and then increase it slowly?

Or can I directly give them 10 hours of LED and basking spot lamp?
I would run the uvb only for a few hours mid day.

They are currently in a box with the cold water. And I wait for there water to reach room temperature before I drop them in the tanks.

 

[Markw84]

I would not do 5 hours. The normal range a temperate turtle experiences in the farther northern ranges would be more in the 10 hours on / 14 hours off while coming out of and going into brumation. You could do that for about a month then go to 12/12 for another month. I use 14 on / 10 off after that to keep them active and growing well.

 

[everyday]

I would not do 5 hours. The normal range a temperate turtle experiences in the farther northern ranges would be more in the 10 hours on / 14 hours off while coming out of and going into brumation. You could do that for about a month then go to 12/12 for another month. I use 14 on / 10 off after that to keep them active and growing well.

Thank you! I will then start with 10 hours for one month and then go to 12/12

 

[Tom]

I start with 8 hours for the first few days. I don't go up to full temperatures, but I do offer a warmer basking area. I add a few minutes each day and get back up to 12-13 hours within a month or so. I'm talking about tortoises, snakes and lizards, but I think the same would apply to any brumating reptile. @Markw84 has more experience, and more success, with turtles than anyone I know, so I think he'd be a great person to follow.