i bought a russian tortoise about a month ago and a little while i was searching about tort needs and i saw russian tortoises uva/b bulb and realized that my tort doesn't have that bulb for a month!
so im planning to buy a uv bulb for her in a local pet store and im worried because my fluker's lamp is only 150 watts and the 1st bulb is 160 watts so will it burn my lamp?and the 2nd bulb is only 100 watts will it be enough? \what bulb is better?
1st bulb : http://www.petco.com/product/119456/Zoo-Med-PowerSun-UV-Lamp.aspx?CoreCat=TurtleHPLighting
2nd bulb : http://www.petco.com/product/12129/Zoo-Med-Powersun-UV-Self-Ballasted-Mercury-Vapor-UVB-Lamp.aspx
and what does self-ballasted means? and what does dimmer do?
or is it okay for me to just open my window and let the sunlight go inside my room (where my tort is placed) everyday.
so im planning to buy a uv bulb for her in a local pet store and im worried because my fluker's lamp is only 150 watts and the 1st bulb is 160 watts so will it burn my lamp?and the 2nd bulb is only 100 watts will it be enough? \what bulb is better?
1st bulb : http://www.petco.com/product/119456/Zoo-Med-PowerSun-UV-Lamp.aspx?CoreCat=TurtleHPLighting
2nd bulb : http://www.petco.com/product/12129/Zoo-Med-Powersun-UV-Self-Ballasted-Mercury-Vapor-UVB-Lamp.aspx
and what does self-ballasted means? and what does dimmer do?
or is it okay for me to just open my window and let the sunlight go inside my room (where my tort is placed) everyday.