Heating and lighting

[JackVonBowserShellington]

I have a leopard tort that's over 5 years old. Not sure exactly how old he is. I'm waiting for shipment of my 6'x4'x16" tort table with a 6 foot canopy hood from toad ranch. I'm in need of help with the specific requirements for heating and lighting.

 

[Tom]

I have a leopard tort that's over 5 years old. Not sure exactly how old he is. I'm waiting for shipment of my 6'x4'x16" tort table with a 6 foot canopy hood from toad ranch. I'm in need of help with the specific requirements for heating and lighting.

Hello and welcome. 6x4 is much too small for a 5 year old leopard, even if it's a slow grower. Tortosies need much more space than that to remain healthy. They need to walk long distance to help food move through the GI tract, much like a horse does.

Here is all the care and lighting info. There is a heating and lighting breakdown toward the bottom of this thread, but depending on the size of your tortoise, you may need to move to something other than basking lamps and CHEs.

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