Heat lamp on all night?

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Hello everyone, here is a quick question, I'm not sure weather to keep my tortoises heat lamp on all night or not. should I or should I not? let me know. thanks.
 

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Hello everyone, here is a quick question, I'm not sure weather to keep my tortoises heat lamp on all night or not. should I or should I not? let me know. thanks.
RFs shouldn't have a heat lamp.

Sounds like you got bad advice for your enclosure set up.

Read this:

Use a ceramic heating element or a radiant heat panel set on a thermostat to maintain a warm ambient of 82-86 all the time. Use a florescent tube for UV if needed, and use LED for ambient light if needed.
 
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