Blown Bulb...

[Hospitable-Insanity]

Okay. it's 10:30pm and my bulb in my sulcatas tank just blew. i odnt have any others and no [et shop is open at this time of night. will theodore be alright for the night and part of the day tomorrow unti li can get another bulb??? im getting it as soon as i cant tomorrow, but will he be okay until then??? what can i do for him right now that will keep him comfy and healthy for a while???????? please help. im kinda freaking out

 

[tortoisetime565]

What is the temperature outside. Could you put him outside for the night?

 

[Hospitable-Insanity]

he's barely two months old and i've not gotten around to building him an adequate place to be outside, its also pretty chill out there....

 

[Hospitable-Insanity]

i could take his tank out in the morning when its warmer and put a screen over it so no animals can get in, but as for right now, its too chilly for him.. will he be okay for the night without his bulb??

 

[tortoisetime565]

Do you have just a regular light bulb?

 

[Hospitable-Insanity]

yes, will that suffice for a few hours at most?? just unti lthe sun starts to rise?

 

[WillTort2]

Put a hot water bottle in the enclosure. Any plastic bottle filled with 110 degree water should be safe.

 

[tortoisetime565]

Yes I use a 100 watt as baking. It does fine.

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

Why not if your worried go to a 24 hour walmart , Walgreens , CVS, Target , and buy a hand warmer that's what people use to ship torts to keep them warm . You don't need a light at night and if kept warm it don't need light til you buy a new bulb . Have a good night now you can fix it tommarrow !


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[tortoisetime565]

I didn't think of that one Grandpa Turtle! Smart!!

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

It comes with old age haha


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[Yvonne G]

Does it really get that cold in your house at night? I don't have any night heat or lights on babies that are in the house and they get by just fine.

 

[hannah1809]

It really depends where you are living the insulation of warmth in your house,

 

[Tom]

Why do you have a light on at 10:30 at night? Do you leave it on all the time for heat?

The best way to maintain your ambient temperature day and night is to use a ceramic heating element set on a thermostat. This is really easy and relatively cheap to do and CHEs almost never burn out. I have one that has been in continuous use since 1991.

Always have extra bulbs on hand for just this sort of thing...

These might help you:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/