UV light length Question

[JBNYR]

Hi Everyone,

I'm prepping an enclosure for a leopard tortoise hatchling enclosure that is 6x2x3 (LxWxH). Based on what I've read so far, I should get a UVB light with the length of 36" at least? Also, I'm thinking of going with an Acadia 12% HO.

I appreciate the help here, just want to make sure I get this right the first time. Since I live in central Florida, the little one will be getting some real sun once I set up an appropriate outdoor enclosure (protected from any pred).

Thank you very much!

 

[Tom]

Hi Everyone,

I'm prepping an enclosure for a leopard tortoise hatchling enclosure that is 6x2x3 (LxWxH). Based on what I've read so far, I should get a UVB light with the length of 36" at least? Also, I'm thinking of going with an Acadia 12% HO.

I appreciate the help here, just want to make sure I get this right the first time. Since I live in central Florida, the little one will be getting some real sun once I set up an appropriate outdoor enclosure (protected from any pred).

Thank you very much!

Hello and welcome. Arcadia HO tubes are the best. The 12% is perfect for a leopard. The length really doesn't matter. 22" is fine or 34". Just mount it near the basking flood lamp.

Check out these threads before you buy, and be sure your baby was started correctly. Almost no breeders start them correctly, and a large percentage of them die weeks or months after purchase because of what the breeder did, or didn't do. It's so sad. Don't let it happen to you.

These threads will help:

How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings

I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...

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Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

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The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

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We all want to see you succeed! All of your questions are welcome.

 

[JBNYR]

Hello and welcome. Arcadia HO tubes are the best. The 12% is perfect for a leopard. The length really doesn't matter. 22" is fine or 34". Just mount it near the basking flood lamp.

Check out these threads before you buy, and be sure your baby was started correctly. Almost no breeders start them correctly, and a large percentage of them die weeks or months after purchase because of what the breeder did, or didn't do. It's so sad. Don't let it happen to you.

These threads will help:

How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings

I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...

tortoiseforum.org

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

tortoiseforum.org

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

We all want to see you succeed! All of your questions are welcome.

I always like to make sure I have the animal's enclosure dialed in before they arrive. Thank you very much for all of the information, I certainly appreciate it!