MBD?

[lou.and.noodles]

Hi everyone!

I love noodles, but I always have anxiety that I'm not doing enough for him. I have a t5ho UVB light fro zoomed, but i'm still worried he'll get mbd. how can I soothe my worries?

Thanks,
Gracey and noodles

 

[crimson_lotus]

to completely alleviate your worries you could get a solarmeter which measures the UV output of your bulb.

When the UV output lessens and you need to replace your bulb, you will know for sure

 

[lou.and.noodles]

to completely alleviate your worries you could get a solarmeter which measures the UV output of your bulb.

When the UV output lessens and you need to replace your bulb, you will know for sure

Thank you! where can I get one?

 

[crimson_lotus]

just a heads up - they are expensive! but instead of me replacing my uv bulbs *just in case* after 1 year of use, I can monitor the output instead and have a bulb potentially last longer, saving me money overtime on bulb $. if your tortoise is indoors for most of the year, it's worth the money.

solarmeter.com

there are quite a few threads on this forum discussing this item. this thread which is fairly recent is saying to go for the 6.5:

Solarmeter advice please

Hi. I would like help selecting the correct meter for my Hermanns tortoises. I have attached images of some I have found. Also can you explain the numbers for me some say 5 6.5 8 10? I live in uk so weather isn't the best. so as I understand it as long as the tortoise get 2/3hrs Sun or outside...

www.tortoiseforum.org

also - happy birthday!

 

[KarenSoCal]

Happy Birthday! I hope it's been awesome!



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[lou.and.noodles]

just a heads up - they are expensive! but instead of me replacing my uv bulbs *just in case* after 1 year of use, I can monitor the output instead and have a bulb potentially last longer, saving me money overtime on bulb $. if your tortoise is indoors for most of the year, it's worth the money.

solarmeter.com

there are quite a few threads on this forum discussing this item. this thread which is fairly recent is saying to go for the 6.5:

Solarmeter advice please

Hi. I would like help selecting the correct meter for my Hermanns tortoises. I have attached images of some I have found. Also can you explain the numbers for me some say 5 6.5 8 10? I live in uk so weather isn't the best. so as I understand it as long as the tortoise get 2/3hrs Sun or outside...

www.tortoiseforum.org

also - happy birthday!

Thank you for the birthday wish!

I don't have a lot of money, as I don't have a job yet (I just turned 16). Would it be good to take noodles outside a couple times a week to boost the amount of UVB he gets?