Hello everyone,
Well this past Saturday morning I decided not to wait for Sunday night to buy my 7 year old daughter her first tortoise!
We went as soon as they opened and purchased a male russian tortoise. I did not buy the glass cell they tried to sell me which i find funny now cause the lady was just starting to say 20-40 gallon tank when i interupted and said nope I am making a tortoise table!
She says that is 1,000 times better.. I then thought why offer one of the glass aquariums then? lol
I then ask what else do i need now to start this up tonight. she tells me just the substrate and then the lights...
I ask what lights, she states you need a UV bulb and heat lamp.
She gives me this, Zoo Med PowerSun UV 100W Bulb and a Exo Terra Repti Glo 5.0 Compact Tropical Terrarium Lamp
she gives me this two which i provided links to each bulb below.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752555&f=PAD/psNotAvailInUS/No
and this one below
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752615&f=PAD/psNotAvailInUS/No
Except i did some reading because i got alittle bit alarmed that our russian tort is hiding like 24/7. I read that it may be a bit cold for him because i need to buy a hygrometer and a good thermometer as the one i had was broke when i thought it still worked.
So then i read that the Exo Terra Repti Glo 5.0 Compact Tropical Terrarium Lamp may not be good cause it is a coil which causes blindness so i think he may be hiding cause the light hurts him.
Then posting this post i noticed that both the lights Petsmart sold me are both for UV but one is lamp/uv bulb...
What should i do guys? I really am mad at the store and will demand my money back as well as a discount on the new light or lighting i need now due to damages those lights may have caused our little guy.
Can someone give me advice on the correct light bulbs or lighting i need? I have bought two of those clamp lights from homedepot that have the cylinder metal reflector on it. One is 75 watt and the other is 100 watt. Let me know if i should just return the bulbs and the fixtures. thank you very much! TORT ON!
Well this past Saturday morning I decided not to wait for Sunday night to buy my 7 year old daughter her first tortoise!
We went as soon as they opened and purchased a male russian tortoise. I did not buy the glass cell they tried to sell me which i find funny now cause the lady was just starting to say 20-40 gallon tank when i interupted and said nope I am making a tortoise table!
She says that is 1,000 times better.. I then thought why offer one of the glass aquariums then? lol
I then ask what else do i need now to start this up tonight. she tells me just the substrate and then the lights...
I ask what lights, she states you need a UV bulb and heat lamp.
She gives me this, Zoo Med PowerSun UV 100W Bulb and a Exo Terra Repti Glo 5.0 Compact Tropical Terrarium Lamp
she gives me this two which i provided links to each bulb below.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752555&f=PAD/psNotAvailInUS/No
and this one below
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752615&f=PAD/psNotAvailInUS/No
Except i did some reading because i got alittle bit alarmed that our russian tort is hiding like 24/7. I read that it may be a bit cold for him because i need to buy a hygrometer and a good thermometer as the one i had was broke when i thought it still worked.
So then i read that the Exo Terra Repti Glo 5.0 Compact Tropical Terrarium Lamp may not be good cause it is a coil which causes blindness so i think he may be hiding cause the light hurts him.
Then posting this post i noticed that both the lights Petsmart sold me are both for UV but one is lamp/uv bulb...
What should i do guys? I really am mad at the store and will demand my money back as well as a discount on the new light or lighting i need now due to damages those lights may have caused our little guy.
Can someone give me advice on the correct light bulbs or lighting i need? I have bought two of those clamp lights from homedepot that have the cylinder metal reflector on it. One is 75 watt and the other is 100 watt. Let me know if i should just return the bulbs and the fixtures. thank you very much! TORT ON!