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I bought a 50 gallon national geographic habitat for a Russian Tortoise. What wattage uv and night time bulb is best.
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50 gallons is much too small for anything but a new hatchling.
What wattage you need depends on many factors. I usually use 65 watt incandescent flood bulbs for heat and light, and a long florescent tube for UV. Or you could use a 100 watt MVB for heat light and UV all in one. Set it on a timer, and set the height of the fixture for the correct basking temp, and that is all a russian needs. Which UV bulb you use also depends on several factors, but I recommend that you do not use the coil types. Unless your house regularly drops below 55 at night, you shouldn't need night heat for a russian.
Check these out. They will offer suggestions and explain things in more detail:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
What wattage you need depends on many factors. I usually use 65 watt incandescent flood bulbs for heat and light, and a long florescent tube for UV. Or you could use a 100 watt MVB for heat light and UV all in one. Set it on a timer, and set the height of the fixture for the correct basking temp, and that is all a russian needs. Which UV bulb you use also depends on several factors, but I recommend that you do not use the coil types. Unless your house regularly drops below 55 at night, you shouldn't need night heat for a russian.
Check these out. They will offer suggestions and explain things in more detail:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
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