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I want to know how many lights am I suppose to have In my enclosure? And also where in my enclosure should I put them if in the middle or at the ends?
Red foot tortoise
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It will depend on a few things
the size of your enclosure, if the enclosure is open or somewhat closed.
The temperature of the room the enclosure is in etc.
I have a 8 foot by 4 foot tortoise table and I need a large red heat bulb and for now that is enough. In the Winter when our room is cooler I need to add another form of heat last year it was a ceramic heat emitter. I have bought a radiant heat panel so I plan to use that alone as it is quite large and will hopefully be good by itself.
Check your temps and experiment. The tortoises need a heat source and also places where they can cool off if necessary.
I have plastic garbage cans laid on their sides which are kept moist with moss or mulch and sprayed often. My red foots use their hides quite a bit and will sit under the light periodically.
Hope that helps as there are many ways you can heat the enclosure and many wattages available. I think most bulbs should be no nearer to the tortoise than about 12 inches above them.
Good Luck
the size of your enclosure, if the enclosure is open or somewhat closed.
The temperature of the room the enclosure is in etc.
I have a 8 foot by 4 foot tortoise table and I need a large red heat bulb and for now that is enough. In the Winter when our room is cooler I need to add another form of heat last year it was a ceramic heat emitter. I have bought a radiant heat panel so I plan to use that alone as it is quite large and will hopefully be good by itself.
Check your temps and experiment. The tortoises need a heat source and also places where they can cool off if necessary.
I have plastic garbage cans laid on their sides which are kept moist with moss or mulch and sprayed often. My red foots use their hides quite a bit and will sit under the light periodically.
Hope that helps as there are many ways you can heat the enclosure and many wattages available. I think most bulbs should be no nearer to the tortoise than about 12 inches above them.
Good Luck
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What about MVB light do u have one in there? n my enclosure is the same size. So a heat emitter and a MVB light should b enough correct?
Sit down and give this a good read:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Practical-Lighting-for-Tortoise-Keepers
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Practical-Lighting-for-Tortoise-Keepers
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