JDDV97
Active Member
I leave my leopard tortoise T5 light on for 12 hours along with the LED & basking light.
And turn everything off at once .
And turn everything off at once .
Is too much T5 bad ?
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Littleredfootbigredheart
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Not necessarily harmful but potentially annoying to the tortoise as it’s not natural for them to receive 12 full hours of uv, that and it’s unnecessarily draining your bulb life
With the uv timing, every other source of information will tell you 12hours of uv. This is essentially an old fashioned rule that has stuck with a lot of keepers, it stems from the presumption that once the basking light or ambient lighting is on, ie the ‘sun’, that uv must coexist the same amount of hours. Fact is, uv rays only peak for a few hours a day, anyone with a uv meter will confirm this. No tortoise is blasted with 12 hours of uv in the wild, therefore it’s not necessary in captivity.
The right uv bulbs are much more expensive to replace once their uv strength diminishes, so it’s definitely best having it on a 4 hour timer that provides them with all the uv they need, saving your bulb life.
Then some cheaper led lighting for your ambient 12 hour light cycle, basking light on the same 12hours, your ceramic(s) will run 24/7 on a thermostat, hope that all makes sense
With the uv timing, every other source of information will tell you 12hours of uv. This is essentially an old fashioned rule that has stuck with a lot of keepers, it stems from the presumption that once the basking light or ambient lighting is on, ie the ‘sun’, that uv must coexist the same amount of hours. Fact is, uv rays only peak for a few hours a day, anyone with a uv meter will confirm this. No tortoise is blasted with 12 hours of uv in the wild, therefore it’s not necessary in captivity.
The right uv bulbs are much more expensive to replace once their uv strength diminishes, so it’s definitely best having it on a 4 hour timer that provides them with all the uv they need, saving your bulb life.
Then some cheaper led lighting for your ambient 12 hour light cycle, basking light on the same 12hours, your ceramic(s) will run 24/7 on a thermostat, hope that all makes sense
JDDV97
Active Member
Not necessarily harmful but potentially annoying to the tortoise as it’s not natural for them to receive 12 full hours of uv, that and it’s unnecessarily draining your bulb life
With the uv timing, every other source of information will tell you 12hours of uv. This is essentially an old fashioned rule that has stuck with a lot of keepers, it stems from the presumption that once the basking light or ambient lighting is on, ie the ‘sun’, that uv must coexist the same amount of hours. Fact is, uv rays only peak for a few hours a day, anyone with a uv meter will confirm this. No tortoise is blasted with 12 hours of uv in the wild, therefore it’s not necessary in captivity.
The right uv bulbs are much more expensive to replace once their uv strength diminishes, so it’s definitely best having it on a 4 hour timer that provides them with all the uv they need, saving your bulb life.
Then some cheaper led lighting for your ambient 12 hour light cycle, basking light on the same 12hours, your ceramic(s) will run 24/7 on a thermostat, hope that all makes sense
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Littleredfootbigredheart
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Aw he’s looking fabulous! Lovely smooth growth
Indeed!Aw he’s looking fabulous! Lovely smooth growth
What @Littleredfootbigredheart said.
