Facts about Mercury Vapor Bulbs - by: Bob MacCargar
I have at this time I have tested well over a 130 Reptile Mercury Vapor bulbs for UVB out-put, UVB decay, and failure rates
MV bulbs produce 3 times more UVB in the 290-300 (D-UV) nanometer range than “tube” type UVB bulbs of the total UVB...
summer finally arrived , summer to me is when the nights no longer get into the low 40's and 30's ....... record breaking warm winter , and a really cold spring ........ warm winter was easy on the turtles unless they didn't get deep enough, moved, and got stuck in a less than adequate spot when...
feels like an early spring is beginning , the strength of the sun is apparent , it has awaken some of the wood turtles i haven't seen since last november...this sure felt like one of our warmest winters , but the ground is surprisingly still pretty cold for the mild winter we had ........the...
december 31rst , these guys have another 10-12weeks left to hibernate .....been in the 50's for a few days, after those sub 0 temps some of them are taking advantage of the warmth ......
been fall for a couple weeks now , we been in the 30's 40's with high's in the 50's 60's ...... water turtles took to the water ,box turtles took to the spots they hibernate in to ride out the cold weather ......
this one took to the water to ride out the cold weather......
these guys are not...
our summer doesn't start until june 21 , but it's summer , wednesday they say we may get 100 F ...........
this guy barely survived a dog . i actually thought he wouldn't , thought it may affect his hibernation , he can't really close his shell anymore , first winter after his injuries he did...
meteorological spring , our calendar spring is like march 21rst ......... big difference over the last 2 weeks , snow is almost completely gone ......
this thirty gallon cement tub and diy filter was buried under 2-3 feet of snow for more than a month , no heater , just the heat from a small...
i don't want to "hijack" a post , so here's my in 2 seconds , 2 cents reply .......... i'm more than willing to listen to anyone , i have an open mind , i'm just picky as to what i let in , facts and logic are certainly welcome .....
Tom , from my perspective all antibiotics are GREAT ...
read some negative experiences with under gravel filters .... myself i've never found them anything but helpful ...... since i haven't checked my waters parameters in a long long long time , i just assumed what i did worked before and would work forever ...... i got one of those water test kits...
the temperature swings these guys endure here is kind of remarkable ,their body temp and the air temp i doubt are ever the same ......being outside with access to the sun , the ground ,plants and a pond , they are experts at finding heat ..... we had i think the sunniest march on record , not...
something about it makes me think it does have health benefits ..........
i did let this guy , 2yrs , hibernate through december , brought him in for jan. feb. march , just put him out last week...........
february 20 , 24 degrees and sunny today , tomorrow will be the first day above freezing in 3 weeks , i think our winter is going to be fading out , i see high 30's in the forecast
the box turtles
some blandings
the water temp was 46 , this one did crawl out to bask
the only...
in an effort to "keep up" i looked for some treatments being used by scientist/veterinarians for various chelonian diseases ......... i came across this 2016 article , which i think is worthwhile ....... it was a group of eastern box turtles at the maryland zoo , kept in a 29,000 square...