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Hello everyone! I hope you don't mind that I'm posting here. I probably should use the "New/Need Help" section but this one seems to get more traffic.....
I purchased my first tortoise and my little bundle of joy will be shipped early next week. I'm so excited! My husband and I will be scrambling this weekend to get our Tortoise Table built.
For the substrate the breeder recommended sphagnum moss and cypress mulch which we are getting and I feel comfortable about the feeding.
My main questions keep coming back to the UVB lighting/basking. The breeder recommends UVB 100w bulb - I found the Zoo Med PowerSun UVB 100 watt on Amazon and had it ordered early this week, but just cancelled my order because it's just now getting prepared to ship and will not be here in time for my tortoise to arrive. Are there brands at the local Pet Store chains (Petsmart/Petco/Pet Supermarket) that will have a good UVB bulb I can use? The bulb I was going to purchase is $52 at Amazon which was the cheapest place I found it. I don't mind the money if there's something special about this bulb that's better for my tortoise - but as a new tortoise purchaser I don't want to fall prey to overspending when it's not necessary. Does that make sense?
Any advice?
I purchased my first tortoise and my little bundle of joy will be shipped early next week. I'm so excited! My husband and I will be scrambling this weekend to get our Tortoise Table built.
For the substrate the breeder recommended sphagnum moss and cypress mulch which we are getting and I feel comfortable about the feeding.
My main questions keep coming back to the UVB lighting/basking. The breeder recommends UVB 100w bulb - I found the Zoo Med PowerSun UVB 100 watt on Amazon and had it ordered early this week, but just cancelled my order because it's just now getting prepared to ship and will not be here in time for my tortoise to arrive. Are there brands at the local Pet Store chains (Petsmart/Petco/Pet Supermarket) that will have a good UVB bulb I can use? The bulb I was going to purchase is $52 at Amazon which was the cheapest place I found it. I don't mind the money if there's something special about this bulb that's better for my tortoise - but as a new tortoise purchaser I don't want to fall prey to overspending when it's not necessary. Does that make sense?
Any advice?