Hi,
I am hoping to get a tortoise in the next few weeks and have been trying to wrap my head round the lighting and heating requirements. I have ordered a 6ft tortoise table and I think I will go for a UV light strip in the middle of the table and separate heat lamp at one end. I have read the info about temperature etc so I think I get that. My question is - what length bulb should I be going for for the UV strip, based on the size of the table? The bulb will be suspended overhead using brackets, rather than attached to the side and I will use reflectors.
This bulb https://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/arcadia-d3-reptile-lamp-t8-12-uvb comes in 5 different sizes.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I am hoping to get a tortoise in the next few weeks and have been trying to wrap my head round the lighting and heating requirements. I have ordered a 6ft tortoise table and I think I will go for a UV light strip in the middle of the table and separate heat lamp at one end. I have read the info about temperature etc so I think I get that. My question is - what length bulb should I be going for for the UV strip, based on the size of the table? The bulb will be suspended overhead using brackets, rather than attached to the side and I will use reflectors.
This bulb https://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/arcadia-d3-reptile-lamp-t8-12-uvb comes in 5 different sizes.
Thank you in advance for your help.