HELP WITH UVB LAMP

[LimGang]

I've been using Exo Terra 26 watt uvb for my hatchling tortoises, but I don't see much growth.

I am thinking maybe I am not providing them enough UVB. Are the bulbs that I use not good enough????

I included the link to the item..


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00101GDIG/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

 

[xMario]

I've been using Exo Terra 26 watt uvb for my hatchling tortoises, but I don't see much growth.

I am thinking maybe I am not providing them enough UVB. Are the bulbs that I use not good enough????

I included the link to the item..


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00101GDIG/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

Dont use these bulbs they can damage ur tortoise eyes and they provide almost no uvb

I also used one of these and changed to arcadia ho t5 tubes. After getting a solarmeter 6.5 I measured the output of the coil bulb and I had only a reading of 0.3
That's basically nothing [emoji51] much happier with the t5 tubes from Arcadia...

If ur tortoise dont seem to grow I think its likely something different than only ur uvb bulb

What's the humidity?
What's ur temperatures?
What do u feed and how much?

And what species of tortoise are we talking about?
[emoji217]

 

[LimGang]

Thank you for your reply.
The humidity is 70% most of the time.
I feed them collard, mustard, turnip, carrot, zuchinni.
Temperature sets at 93F max, and i am using thermostat for basking spot.

How about this mercury bulb?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CRJXJZ4/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

 

[xMario]

Thank you for your reply.
The humidity is 70% most of the time.
I feed them collard, mustard, turnip, carrot, zuchinni.
Temperature sets at 93F max, and i am using thermostat for basking spot.

How about this mercury bulb?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CRJXJZ4/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

Never used this bulb so cant recommend.
I read in ur posts before that u have a leopard right? In that case give those a read [emoji1]

https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.78361/

https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/food-item-guide.173019/

Ur tortoise should mainly eat grasses and grass[emoji217]

Ambient temperatures never under 80 f day and night.