Lighting questions, please!

[margykid]

Is that to hot for a hatchling even if I raise it? I have already bought it and it was so expensive

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

WHOA, I've never heard of a 600w bulb! I would check the temps again and again to see if it gets too hot. Temp guns work great for this

 

[Jabuticaba]

This one? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00101JIFG/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[Jabuticaba]

WHOA, I've never heard of a 600w bulb! I would check the temps again and again to see if it gets too hot. Temp guns work great for this

That might have been a typo.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[margykid]

This one? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00101JIFG/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

Yes!!

 

[margykid]

It is the swell daylight 2.0 uvb lamp!!It would be for my 6 week old HermAnn tortoise!!

 

[lismar79]

The only thing I would question is that it says its for "low" level uv output. Not sure if torts are a low uv level need. Unless you get them outside often....

 

[margykid]

Can I use a normal house hold light for my baby Hermann torts heat and then a uvb flood light for his uvb?I have heard from many websites and people you can use a normal light as well as a uvb.

 

[Jabuticaba]

As long as the regular incandesce light bulb gives off enough heat, it should be ok for use in the basking spot. You'll need to use a thermometre to make sure your temps meet requirement for your tort.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[lismar79]

Yep, a reg flood bulb provides heat. So does a che, if you only meed heat and not additional light.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

That might have been a typo.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

I hate you spell check.

 

[Jabuticaba]

Yes!!

It's a powerful bulb, but you can easily regulate heat by adjusting the distance from the basking spot.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[margykid]

It's a powerful bulb, but you can easily regulate heat by adjusting the distance from the basking spot.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

I might get rid of it. It's so bright that I am scared it will blind Benjy.

 

[Jabuticaba]

I might get rid of it. It's so bright that I am scared it will blind Benjy.

I've never heard of those lights causing any damage, but I could be wrong.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[margykid]

Ok!!

 

[margykid]

Could an Exo terra 160 watt mercury vapour uvb/heat lamp blind my baby tortoise? It just seems so bright.

 

[Abdulla6169]

I'd say no. I have no experience with the tube lights, but that just seems very low in my opinion...

 

[Jabuticaba]

It should be OK because it'll be on for a good part of the day. Steady exposure is good. A 5% tube would be ideal. http://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/rep...-562/swell-rainforest-5-uvb-lamps-323011.html
Be sure to place the feeding station directly under it, so your tort is sure to get UVB exposure for the time he's eating; at least 10-15 minutes. Also, these lights are effective up to 2 feet away, but make sure to remove any plastic/glass cover on the unit itself and any screen/mesh cover on the enclosure.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[lismar79]

I use a 160w powersun and have no eye problems. That's going to be a good amount of heat though

 

[margykid]

I use a 160w powersun and have no eye problems. That's going to be a good amount of heat though

Certainly!! Do you think it will blow? It seems so hot.