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Okay, this is an emergent situation. To be honest, I know it isn't much but I'm just worried about Otis, she's three months off one year and a tiny little thing.
So I woke up this morning to see my bulbs, which come on at 7am, weren't switched on as normal. The UVB bulb was fine but the basking bulb still off. I've checked both switches and the timer, tried plugging in without the timer, etcetera. Every time the UVB bulb does as expected, but the basking bulb remains off.
Otis has been asleep all this time now, and I can get a new basking bulb in an hour or two, but the shops have funny times on a Sunday here.
Although unlikely, it might've been the fuse, so I'm replacing the fuse with fingers crossed. But the ultimatum is that I'm getting a new basking bulb, and my urgent question is - do I warm Otis up with something else or let her sleep? The room is toasty so temperatures won't drop (she tends to sleep in her cool area).
Or any basic advice, please, for those who are probably laughing at me for fretting so much it's just this has never happened to me before and I just rely on the bulbs turning on. Thank goodness I was actually here!
I put this in health as I thought Otis may be affected (obviously) without the bulb though I understand it's more in the long run and she should be getting another this afternoon!
Olivia
So I woke up this morning to see my bulbs, which come on at 7am, weren't switched on as normal. The UVB bulb was fine but the basking bulb still off. I've checked both switches and the timer, tried plugging in without the timer, etcetera. Every time the UVB bulb does as expected, but the basking bulb remains off.
Otis has been asleep all this time now, and I can get a new basking bulb in an hour or two, but the shops have funny times on a Sunday here.
Although unlikely, it might've been the fuse, so I'm replacing the fuse with fingers crossed. But the ultimatum is that I'm getting a new basking bulb, and my urgent question is - do I warm Otis up with something else or let her sleep? The room is toasty so temperatures won't drop (she tends to sleep in her cool area).
Or any basic advice, please, for those who are probably laughing at me for fretting so much it's just this has never happened to me before and I just rely on the bulbs turning on. Thank goodness I was actually here!
I put this in health as I thought Otis may be affected (obviously) without the bulb though I understand it's more in the long run and she should be getting another this afternoon!
Olivia