Lamp help

[Lisa84]

Morning.... really not what i intended my first post to be but it is what it is.

i got my first tortoise over the weekend and this morning after 2 days the bulb has decided to blow. I am unable to get out of the house to go and buy a new one but was going to prime one for next day.

Will my little man be ok until tomorrow without his lamp? I’m so worried!

 

[KarenSoCal]

Hello, and welcome to TFO!

I am assuming that it's his basking lamp that blew? If so, you just need to make sure he's warm enough, especially at night.

Do you have a bulb in a household light that you could borrow for the daylight hours? One that gives light and heat, not LED.

For nighttime, do you have a CHE? How were you planning on heating at night?

Or could you put him in a bathroom and run a small space heater to warm the whole room?

Are you in Nova Scotia? I'm trying to figure your days and nights...

 

[Lisa84]

Hi, we did have a MVB as thats what we was recommended but after reading this forum i think alot of what we had recommended i’ll be ignoring. Wish i had found this 2 weeks ago i’d have saved myself a fortune ?

I’m in the UK

 

[KarenSoCal]

That explains it then. MVB's are notorious for being persnickety and moody and too expensive to boot. Be glad it's gone.

Get a flood bulb at the hardware store, and you'll be set.

So do you have anything in mind for nighttime heat??