TommyTort19
New Member
Hello,
I brought my baby Red Foot Tortoise home on Wednesday. He is 12 weeks old.
He has a 3ft vivarium with a basking heat bulb and a coil UVB bulb.
I'm confused as to when each of the lights should be on..
So the UVB bulb needs to be on for 12-14 hours a day, that's fine.
The heat bulb.. should this be on 24/7 or should it be off at night so that the vivarium is dark? But then what if it gets too cold?
Also, i have reserved another vivarium, same size but it has a UVB strip bulb instead of the coil type which i have heard is better. The heat bulb is ceramic rather than a basking spot bulb. Would this be ok? or is a basking spot bulb better? I have seen so much different info online and its confusing me!
I brought my baby Red Foot Tortoise home on Wednesday. He is 12 weeks old.
He has a 3ft vivarium with a basking heat bulb and a coil UVB bulb.
I'm confused as to when each of the lights should be on..
So the UVB bulb needs to be on for 12-14 hours a day, that's fine.
The heat bulb.. should this be on 24/7 or should it be off at night so that the vivarium is dark? But then what if it gets too cold?
Also, i have reserved another vivarium, same size but it has a UVB strip bulb instead of the coil type which i have heard is better. The heat bulb is ceramic rather than a basking spot bulb. Would this be ok? or is a basking spot bulb better? I have seen so much different info online and its confusing me!