Worried about strange behaviour of baby sulcata

[sully_baby]

Your vivarium is only 1.5ft high (45 cm). If we take in account substrate (around 4 inches) and lamp fixture height, this leaves us 11-12 inches distance between UVB source and tortoise.

In that case I would use ZooMed T5 Terrarium Hood that you have found (get a 60cm long version) with a Reptisun 5.0 lamp. Ask seller if this hood comes with a free 5.0 lamp (ZooMed sometimes include a free lamp in a box). Later on when you will upgrade the enclosure you can replace just the lamp with Reptisun 10.0 (or Arcadia Desert 12% or Reptiles Systems Zone 3).

Would you say this is also good? I found it in store so I could get it now...

 

[Tom]

Would you say this is also good? I found it in store so I could get it now...

No. That is the old style T8 bulb. They do not make much UV, in spite of what it says on the package. You want a HO T5 type UV tube.

 

[Chefdenoel10]

I thought that this one is perfect?
It’s “HO- T5”
AND it comes with the hood!!!!
If you just buy the bulb what are you going to screw it into when you get home?
Buy this one from Amazon…
You get both bulb and hood..
That way when you need to replace something… you just need to buy the bulb.
Good luck! 🍀👍