gill
New Member
I am currently preparing for my 3 year old horsefield tortoise who is currently housed in vivarium. I have done lots of reading mainly on this forum and i hope ive got it right. I plan to keep her outside and have insulated a dog kennel and made the door way smaller which leads into a raised bed. One side of the kennel is for basking with a comination bulb on a timer and the other side has a ceramic heat emitter on a thermostat. There will be hiding places in and out of the kennel and tortoise friendly plants which are pesticide free in the raised bed. I have tried to upload a picture without success. My main question is how long do i need to set the basking light on considering she will be outdoors and it is summer albeit a British one.