Hello every one! I am soon to adopt a African Spurred Tortoise but I need to know. If he lives in a tank for 3 years with a UVB bulb and a heat rock will he be ok when I put him to live outside?
StudentoftheReptile said:Yes, heavens, put that boy outside! He'll love it!
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Realistically though, do you have an outdoor pen/enclosure ready for him that he cannot escape from? Just curious, exactly how large is he?
StudentoftheReptile said:Yes, heavens, put that boy outside! He'll love it!
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Realistically though, do you have an outdoor pen/enclosure ready for him that he cannot escape from? Just curious, exactly how large is he?
StudentoftheReptile said:I would lose the heat rock; completely useless for a tortoise.
What type of UVB bulb do you have? And do you have a heat/basking light as well?
Definitely check out some of the threads in this section about general care and husbandry, as well as the Tortoise Enclosure section for ideas on outdoor pens.
TortoiseBoy1999 said:Ok so I'll get a heat pad and put the bulb in the first pick and put it in tue lamp in the second pic.
JoesMum said:I don't have a problem with the lamp holder, but that's a coil UVB I think... Not a good idea
StudentoftheReptile said:The bulb you have is a compact florescent bulb. I would use a tube florescent bulb (http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/E...7czoxOiIwIjtzOjg6IlNlYXJjaF95IjtzOjE6IjAiO30=) or a mercury vapor bulb (http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/E...7czoxOiIwIjtzOjg6IlNlYXJjaF95IjtzOjE6IjAiO30=).
StudentoftheReptile said:The bulb you have is a compact florescent bulb. I would use a tube florescent bulb (http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/E...7czoxOiIwIjtzOjg6IlNlYXJjaF95IjtzOjE6IjAiO30=) or a mercury vapor bulb (http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/E...7czoxOiIwIjtzOjg6IlNlYXJjaF95IjtzOjE6IjAiO30=).