Heat/basking lamp

Camcat71

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I have a
Reegugu Tortoise Heat Lamp, Reptile Heat Lamp,
Turtle Light with Adjustable Holder Clip, Basking
Lamp, 2 UVA/UVB Bulbs (50W) Included, Pet
Heating Light Lamp for Reptile Turtle Lizard(E27, for my 1 year old spur thigh , is this an ok light?
 

Tom

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I have a
Reegugu Tortoise Heat Lamp, Reptile Heat Lamp,
Turtle Light with Adjustable Holder Clip, Basking
Lamp, 2 UVA/UVB Bulbs (50W) Included, Pet
Heating Light Lamp for Reptile Turtle Lizard(E27, for my 1 year old spur thigh , is this an ok light?
I can't make heads or tails of what you just typed there. Here is the lighting and heating info:
There are four elements to heating and lighting:
  1. Basking bulb. I use 65 watt incandescent floods from the hardware store. Some people will need bigger, or smaller wattage bulbs. Let your thermometer be your guide. I run them on a timer for about 12 hours and adjust the height to get the correct basking temp under them. I also like to use a flat rock of some sort directly under the bulb. You need to check the temp with a thermometer directly under the bulb and get it to around 95-100F (36-37C).
  2. Ambient heat maintenance. I use ceramic heating elements or radiant heat panels set on thermostats to maintain ambient above 80 degrees day and night for tropical species. In most cases you'd only need day heat for a temperate species like Testudo or DT, as long as your house stays above 60F (15-16C) at night. Some people in colder climates or with larger enclosures will need multiple CHEs or RHPs to spread out enough heat.
  3. Ambient light. I use LEDs for this purpose. Something in the 5000-6500K color range will look the best. Most bulbs at the store are in the 2500K range and they look yellowish. Strip or screw-in LED bulb types are both fine.
  4. UV. If you can get your tortoise outside for an hour 2 or 3 times a week, you won't need indoor UV. In colder climates, get one of the newer HO type fluorescent tubes. Which type will depend on mounting height. 5.0 bulbs make almost no UV. I like the 12% HO bulbs from Arcadia. You need a meter to check this: https://www.solarmeter.com/model65.html A good UV bulb only needs to run for 2-3 hours mid day. You need the basking bulb and the ambient lighting to be on at least 12 hours a day.
 
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ZEROPILOT

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I have a
Reegugu Tortoise Heat Lamp, Reptile Heat Lamp,
Turtle Light with Adjustable Holder Clip, Basking
Lamp, 2 UVA/UVB Bulbs (50W) Included, Pet
Heating Light Lamp for Reptile Turtle Lizard(E27, for my 1 year old spur thigh , is this an ok light?
Can you post photographs of these items?
 

jaizei

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It's not a good light. I'd assume the bulbs are halogen, and are probably not a safe source of UVB.
 

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I would not use that light. Totally misleading and inaccurate information provided by manufacturer. In their own spectral graph they show of the light, it produces extremely little of only the highest wavelength UVA and absolutely no UVB. I would not trust this light at all.
 
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