Hello,
I was just wondering whether anyone could give me some advice please regarding my adult Russian Tommy's basking lamp.
I tried incandescents but they kept breaking & wasn't able to find many options, so he has a 50W Arcadia Basking Flood in a 12inch dome with a slate underneath. To test the temperatures, I leave a box under the bulb for a while whilst Tommy has a soak to replicate shell height & my temp gun gives a reading of around 96F so in the right range. However, I have just noticed the slate (so ground level without the box) gives a reading of around 96-97F too in a particular spot directly under the light (it ranges from 80-97F across the slate depending on how far away from the bulb). The temp gun seems to be accurate as matches the ones I have mounted on the wall when checking temperatures elsewhere in the enclosure & I can't raise the bulb anymore. I don't know whether I should be concerned about this, or if I need to change the bulb or remove the slate if it's absorbing too much heat? Tommy seems to be completely fine within himself.
This thread has all the details of his enclosure & photos if it helps: https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/opinions-advice-on-updated-enclosure-care.190794/#post-1933851
Thanks in advance
I was just wondering whether anyone could give me some advice please regarding my adult Russian Tommy's basking lamp.
I tried incandescents but they kept breaking & wasn't able to find many options, so he has a 50W Arcadia Basking Flood in a 12inch dome with a slate underneath. To test the temperatures, I leave a box under the bulb for a while whilst Tommy has a soak to replicate shell height & my temp gun gives a reading of around 96F so in the right range. However, I have just noticed the slate (so ground level without the box) gives a reading of around 96-97F too in a particular spot directly under the light (it ranges from 80-97F across the slate depending on how far away from the bulb). The temp gun seems to be accurate as matches the ones I have mounted on the wall when checking temperatures elsewhere in the enclosure & I can't raise the bulb anymore. I don't know whether I should be concerned about this, or if I need to change the bulb or remove the slate if it's absorbing too much heat? Tommy seems to be completely fine within himself.
This thread has all the details of his enclosure & photos if it helps: https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/opinions-advice-on-updated-enclosure-care.190794/#post-1933851
Thanks in advance