At what time do I need to turn my uv light off at night

[Maisy]

Hello I was just wondering if what time i need to turn my tortoise Elliot uv light off on a night. I am turning it on at around 7 in the morning before I go to work, but unsure at what time to turn it off.

 

[Killerrookie]

Hello I was just wondering if what time i need to turn my tortoise Elliot uv light off on a night. I am turning it on at around 7 in the morning before I go to work, but unsure at what time to turn it off.

I usually turn mine off around 9:00 PM or 10:00 PM.

 

[Maisy]

thank you

 

[tobyandlydia]

we usually have it on at around 7am till 8/8:30pm

 

[Yvonne G]

I have mine on timers so that they're on for 14 hours. I don't care what actual time of day it is, they get 14 hours of daylight daily. And I don't change it for daylight savings time. 14 hours on.

 

[Maisy]

we usually have it on at around 7am till 8/8:30pm

would that still give him the right amount of uv needed?

 

[tobyandlydia]

I'm not too sure, but i suppose they need to settle down. We've done it as 'natural' as possible. When the sun goes out, the light goes out for our little one

 

[Maisy]

ok thank you. Is that him or her in your profile picture?

 

[I♥️Tortoises]

Yeah me too

 

[Tom]

What type of UV bulb are you using and what else are you using? I have my lights come on around sunrise and go off around sunset for most species most of the year, if they are indoors.

In some of my enclosures, the UV source is strong and separate from the other lighting and heating, so I set those to only come on for 4-5 hours mid day to simulate what happens with UV from the sun outside.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I reckon 12 - 14 hours of light a day to simulate summer conditions.
You don't need a uvb source if your tort is out in the sun every day.
They only need a few hours of uvb light from the sun every week to be able to produce enough d3 and remain healthy.
But even the best uvb bulbs do not nearly produce the same levels of uvb as the sun, so should be on for the whole day, if your tortoise is not getting enough natural sunlight.

 

[Maisy]

ok at the moment i am turning it on at 7 in the morning at turning it off around 8:45 at night