I was recently scrolling through one of the Russian Tortoise Facebook groups I am in and saw where a member had their heat lamp (one with the clip on it which allows the lamp to be rotated and angled) clipped onto the side of their enclosure so the light and heat were spread out over the entire area. Immediately I saw where several people jumped on her for having it angled stating it should only point straight up and down. I was only able to find a thread on here about UVB bulbs but not heat lamps. Is it true that they have to be directed straight up and down or can they be angled allowing for light and heat to be spread over a larger surface? If the temperatures are correct and there is an area warm enough for basking and one cool enough for the tort to escape the heat then does angle matter? The main reason people were jumping on her had to do with them saying the tort would hurt it’s eyes because they could look up at the lamp easier and stare into it. This seemed like a weak argument since the sun is at an angle throughout the day and tortoises don’t just stare into it blinding themselves. Or do they?