Emergency Lighting

[lorenam]

Hi,
So, I have a bit of any emergency, the light for my russian tortoise went out, but because he's new and I got him from a friend, I have no idea what bulb she was using. About 2 days ago the light went out and hasn't turned back on. I'm managing to keep my torotise warm by letting him walk outside, but I'm worried. I've checked and I think a regular flood bulb works and I'd have to order a UV strip, but I'm not sure what brand or if this is right. Please let me know as soon as possible, thank you!

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

You want a reptile incandescent floodlight for your basking light, I’ve attached an example below. How old roughly is the tortoise?

If a hatchling/under 3, feel free to check out this thread to make sure all your set up is correct

Housing young Russian/Herman

Hello there! In this thread, I’m going to include some information on an effective way to tackle a starter set up/a way you can build a bigger size once your baby is an adult. I know it looks a lot to go over, I like to make sure all bases are covered, I’m happy to break down any information...

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If an adult, feel free to check this one instead for your indoor set up🙂

Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...

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[Tom]

Hi,
So, I have a bit of any emergency, the light for my russian tortoise went out, but because he's new and I got him from a friend, I have no idea what bulb she was using. About 2 days ago the light went out and hasn't turned back on. I'm managing to keep my torotise warm by letting him walk outside, but I'm worried. I've checked and I think a regular flood bulb works and I'd have to order a UV strip, but I'm not sure what brand or if this is right. Please let me know as soon as possible, thank you!

Hello and welcome.

Please start here. The info about bulbs is toward the bottom, but the rest of the info will be very helpful for you too:

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

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Questions are welcome.