Temperature help?

[Jon Etzweiler]

What’s the max a baby can stand? My heat lamp is waaay go big and goes up to around 115..

 

[Big Charlie]

That's too hot!

 

[Jon Etzweiler]

That's too hot!

I figured that much [emoji28] I haven’t gotten him yet but I’m definitely going to return the lamp I bought for a weaker one

 

[Speedy-1]

You can also raise it or lower it or run it through a rheostat or a dimmer switch .

 

[Jon Etzweiler]

You can also raise it or lower it or run it through a rheostat or a dimmer switch .

Do you know any local type stores that would carry them?

 

[Gillian M]

Welcome to the forum.

Please post pics of your tort and his/her enclosure so as to enable us to help you and give you advise more easily.

The temperature is way too hot.

Please read the "Beginners' Mistakes" Thread.

 

[Speedy-1]

Do you know any local type stores that would carry them?

You can get a dimmer switch at most any building supply store such as Home Depot . If you want plug and play , you can get the rheostat at most any pet store for between 20 and 30 bucks , they look like this ;