Yes it is. Heat lamps damage the carapace of larger tortoises and don't heat them effectively.I’ve been using regular heat lamp light on outside enclosure my sulcata tortoise of 20yrs seems to do well with this. Is this wrong
Yes I live in Sanford, Florida.. He is out year round, however in the winter if it gets below 50-He is bought in to the house. He usually finds a place to hide & normally can go out the next day. .If it stays 50 He can stay in the house outside with the heat lamp. We are able to close his house 6x10 rubber maid house with a large dog house in side with timothy hay.. He stays quite warm.. Under those conditions what type of heat bulb can I put in there.. I see you have the thermostat control going on.. I need something simple and safe for him.. I'm taking him in for a beak trim this Friday. .Lucky for me the Vet is listed on the forum. He normally keeps it down grazing but this time its gotten pretty ugly.. You certainly know your tortoises.. Thank you
Hi Zaff. This is post number 5. If you scroll up just a little to post number 2, I've linked two threads that explain and show with pictures two different ways to do it. Its not as simple as just adding heat sources. The heat must be contained in the correct sort of sleeping quarters, or it won't work. What happens when its done wrong is that even with tremendous amounts of heat being electrically generated, the air temps and tortoise core temp can't get warm enough.Thank you for getting back to me. I have a couple of friends, electricians. If you could list exactly what I need to set up the safest & simple heat source. Obviously it’s just a few month of off & on cold temperatures. There is too many post reply, tried to go back to your comments relating to bulbs to use, & hook ups. Couldn’t find it. Thank you for your time and patience
Yes I live in Sanford, Florida.. He is out year round, however in the winter if it gets below 50-He is bought in to the house. He usually finds a place to hide & normally can go out the next day. .If it stays 50 He can stay in the house outside with the heat lamp. We are able to close his house 6x10 rubber maid house with a large dog house in side with timothy hay.. He stays quite warm.. Under those conditions what type of heat bulb can I put in there.. I see you have the thermostat control going on.. I need something simple and safe for him.. I'm taking him in for a beak trim this Friday. .Lucky for me the Vet is listed on the forum. He normally keeps it down grazing but this time its gotten pretty ugly.. You certainly know your tortoises.. Thank you