Ah, ok. Thetortoisetable said it was fine but I've read a little online after your post and some seem to think it's fine while others don't. I haven't seen the tortoise eat it but I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry so I'll just go without using it. If I get any humidity problems I'll...
So I finally got a replacement bulb which didn't blow up (yay). The UV light is set on a timer from 10am to 12:30pm (2½ hours if I got the am and pm wrong)
Done some changes to the enclosure, I've added Sphagnum moss and I've placed a towel on top of the tank which seems to have helped me...
Just a small update:
I bought all of the stuff and have two issues.
I bought a hygrometer and I'm having some trouble keeping the humidity high, it settles at around 50%. So i put some "coasters" on top of the enclosure that seem to be well equipped for water to attach itself, I then spray the...
So the Arcadia bulb is better since it's a flood type and apparently doesn't give more UVA than the normal one?
Assuming I read your posts correctly, this would be the case?
https://www.cyberzoo.se/sv/articles/2.303.19092/arcadia-solar-basking-floodlight-75-w
Is this light any good? Or is the normal one linked before better?
New water and feeding bowl. The water bowl seems too small though. Is it deep enough?
I put a second similar water bowl up on the "hill" away from the heat, just in case the water near the heat source dissipates too much.
I have a deeper bowl that is too deep, but I can file it down if the new...
So not the one I'm currently using: http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/reptile_dome.php. The narrow one.
Something like this: https://www.cyberzoo.se/sv/articles/2.300.6791/zoo-med-deluxe-porcelain-brooder-lamp-25-cm-max-200w?
And the Arcadia is correct? I edited my post so don't know if you...
Yes, I see what I did there. What I did was, I didn't read... again...
This is what I should've linked: https://www.lamportillallt.se/sv/lampform/klotglob/unison-matt-skakstark-glodlampa-normal-530lm-e27-60w.html
There is also one with 100W. If this bulb is the right one to use, would you...
Thank you very much for the link. I'll just buy the herptivite. Since it will last for so long the price isn't that bad. And nothing but the best for my tortoise. Money be damned.
Maybe I shoud read before I link *facepalm*. I didn't even notice it said spot and just thought it looked like your picture.
https://www.lamportillallt.se/sv/energityp/glodlampor/lagvoltslampa-matt-e27-75w-12v.html This one looks like it's a not clear lamp though it doesn't say frosted but...
https://www.lamportillallt.se/sv/ljuskallor-valj-andamal/speciallampor/varmelampa-e27-150w.html
https://www.lamportillallt.se/sv/energityp/glodlampor/e27-glodlampor/e27-spot-glodlampa/glodlampa-spot-r125-e27-150w.html
I found these 2 that look like your picture. The clear one is infrared...
Do you mean something like this: https://www.lamportillallt.se/sv/lampform/klotglob/glodlampa-normal-935lm-e27-75w.html.
Again in swedish but all info should be there. I'm having trouble finding regular incandescenet flood bulbs. Atleast if the google translation is correct. Even bauhaus...
This certainly belongs to "things I wish I had read before I bought a tortoise". I admit I was nowhere near prepared enough before I bought it.
I'm gonna head out and buy some terracotta saucers in the weekend.
The lamp I currently have in the enclosure is this...
The amazon link sends me to a 404 not found page. But I looked around for Rep Cal Herptivite and can't seem to find it in Sweden, only option is to order it all the way from over-seas. Not impossible, but would rather have a local option.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find any supplement...
I recently bought a Hermann's Tortoise which I have named Nobunaga and the pet store staff gave me... well... not internet advice. Having read up a little online I have done my best to modify the enclosure.
Some people say a vivarium is a no-go and that a tortoise table must be used instead...