lights/heat

[Lori J]

i will be building a rt box this weekend. im so excited. i know how high the sides need to be...and i know what to put on the bottom. now what do i need for lighting? is there one balb i can use that does both? whats the cheapiest way to do this? the lights are so expensive. any suggestions would be ggreatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

 

[dreadyA]

Hi Lori, you can find a type of bulb refered to as a MVB(mercury vapor bulb). This bulb creates both heat and the tortoise's UVB neccessities.

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These are the top two selected mvbs
http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...s/-/zoo-med-100-watt-powersun-uvb-heat-bulbs/


http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...s/-/t-rex-100-watt-flood-active-uv-heat-bulb/