Ajax
New Member
Hello All! I have a question in regards to lighting for my tort’s habitat. She is a 7-9 wk old captive bred Greek tortoise. Her habitat was around 95 F on the hot side and 70 F on the cool side during the day and 75 F hot/ 65 F cool at night. I took her to the vet this week for a check up because she wasn’t eating very well and was more sleepy than usual. The vet said she looked great and was in good health from what he could see. He suggested that I increase the heat in the habitat. This is what I’ve done for now and I would like to make sure that this is safe until I can readjust the area or if this is a good permanent solution. I have added the red warming light I use for my chicks to use during the day along with the uvb light and turned off the ceramic heat bulb. This is keeping the hot side at 105 F and the cool side at 75-80 F. At night I turn off the uvb and the chicken lamp to run the 100 watt ceramic heat emitter. This keeps the hot side at 80-85 F and the cool side at 75 F. Is using the warming light that I use for my chickens safe to use for my tort? I’ve included pictures below of my set up and the bulbs. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your time!!
Regards,
AJ
Regards,
AJ