So when i came home today i checked some temps in his enclosure and had close to 100 in his basking area with a gradient down to the mid 70s on the other end, i am concerned that putting the lid on will make the enclosure far too hot... Do i need to downgrade my bulb? I am using a 150w spot bulb
Here is the setup we currently have with the new lights added the larger dome on the left is a 150w spot bulb, the dome on the right is a 75w spot bulb and the hood lamp is a 5.0 uvb bulb. I measured the temps and have around 90 degrees on the hot end and around 80 on the cool end. At night i...
Ok, we are hoping that these new light set ups will do the trick for us. And we did buy a reliable thermometer with the lights. What is the best way to maintain consistent humidity?
We did not use anything for nighttime heat last night (his first with us) because there wasnt much emphasis on that in our research for some reason. We actually just got done at the pet store where i asked some of these questions and they recommended a 100w night time spot bulb and an upgrade...
My girlfriend and i just bought a young red foot tortoise yesterday. We are very excited about the new addition to our household and while we did extensive research on the topic of tortoises, how to house them, what lights to use and what to feed them, we are still having some doubts about our...