Lighting and heating

Matt j Harris

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Hi peeps I was wondering if my heat and lighting is ok for my baby hermanns tortoise my bulb I have is a mini d3 80w basking lamp heat light and uv by arcadia and the clamp is a 5 and a half inch ceramic reflector any advise would be much appreciated cheers guys
 

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Take pictures and post them . Then we can better help you .
 

Matt j Harris

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Hi peeps I was wondering if my heat and lighting is ok for my baby hermanns tortoise my bulb I have is a mini d3 80w basking lamp heat light and uv by arcadia and the clamp is a 5 and a half inch ceramic reflector any advise would be much appreciated cheers guys
 

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I've never seen that bulb, but it should be ok. Be sure to not use the clamp part of the fixture, though. The light needs to hang straight down, plus those clamps sometimes fail causing fire.
 

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Looks good to me. Arcadia makes good stuff.

Only your thermometer can tell you if this is enough.
 
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