Need help with lighting asap.

[Caboose]

I live in florida and im build 2 indoor closed enclosures 4ft long 4 ft wide and 3ft tall. One is for my baby Redfoot and one for my baby sulcata. I need to kno what kind of lighting i need and if i need to get a deep dome lamp or normal. I already have a 100w mercury vapor lamp and a 100w Che. I need to know what other lights i need for both my tortoises asap plz.


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[hunterk997]

I don't have experience with either species, but along the lines of UV lighting, I think most members use the mecury vapor bulbs or repti sun tube bulbs.


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[Caboose]

Can someone tell me how many lights in need?


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[mike taylor]

The t5 uvb tube fixtures with a che work great for the red foot tortoise . As they don't like bright lighting and will hide from it . The sulcata on the other hand love the light. So a nice basking spot lamp with the uvb is great. But a che on a thermostat for night time heat is a must for both enclosures. Check out Tom's threads in the sulcata section of the forum he covers almost everything. But remember everybody will have to change somethings around to there needs depending on there location.

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[Caboose]

Wat about a t8


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

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And are deep dome better than normal dome lamps


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[mike taylor]

T8 is fine the deep dome are ok to . Just keep in mind you need a cool side ,a warm side, and basking spot. The sulcata needs to have a basking spot of 95/110 f . A warm side of 85/90 cool side of no lower than 80 . Night time temps need to stay in the 80 's . So you will have to set it up to the kind of enclosures you have. Here is how I got my baby sulcata set up . He is in a big lizard tank . I have two small dome fixtures one with a 100 watt heat lamp and one with a 100 watt che . The one with the che is on a thermostat set to 80 and will only cone on when needed mostly night time. I also have a 24 inch t5 uvb lamp .Here is a picture

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