Light bulbs

[Sunny_Sunday]

Is this light alright?

 

[Sunny_Sunday]

Any dimming thermostat recommendations?

 

[Sunny_Sunday]

Daylight or soft white?

 

[Tom]

Any dimming thermostat recommendations?

What species?

This is one of the four correct lights for most species, but I wouldn't want this over a forest tortoise species like a red foot, for one example. The bulb you attached here is a 65 watt. You may need higher or lower wattage depending on what your thermometer tells you, and how much bulb height adjustability your enclosure allows.

You don't want your basking lamp on a thermostat. You want your basking lamp on a timer. You don't want the "sun" going on and off all day depending on the temperature. Thermostats of for controlling the ambient heat source and keeping the ambient temperature where you want it.

Read this thread and look for the heating and lighting breakdown near the bottom:

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[Sunny_Sunday]

What species?

This is one of the four correct lights for most species, but I wouldn't want this over a forest tortoise species like a red foot, for one example. The bulb you attached here is a 65 watt. You may need higher or lower wattage depending on what your thermometer tells you, and how much bulb height adjustability your enclosure allows.

You don't want your basking lamp on a thermostat. You want your basking lamp on a timer. You don't want the "sun" going on and off all day depending on the temperature. Thermostats of for controlling the ambient heat source and keeping the ambient temperature where you want it.

Read this thread and look for the heating and lighting breakdown near the bottom:

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

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This is for a horse field. I have a timer for day and night but I usually just unplug it when it’s night time. Can that work or do I still need a thermostat/timer?

 

[Tom]

This is for a horse field. I have a timer for day and night but I usually just unplug it when it’s night time. Can that work or do I still need a thermostat/timer?

If the timer turns the light off at night, what is the point of unplugging it and then having to plug it back in in the morning every day?

Thermostats are for controlling the heating elements that control ambient temperatures. For a Russian tortoise in a relatively warm room, you might not need this.

 

[Sunny_Sunday]

If the timer turns the light off at night, what is the point of unplugging it and then having to plug it back in in the morning every day?

Thermostats are for controlling the heating elements that control ambient temperatures. For a Russian tortoise in a relatively warm room, you might not need this.

So is the bulb ok and if so do I get the daylight or soft white? @Tom

 

[Tom]

So is the bulb ok and if so do I get the daylight or soft white? @Tom

The bulb is good. Daylight or soft white both work.

 

[jaizei]

So is the bulb ok and if so do I get the daylight or soft white? @Tom

Daylight is a better choice than soft white.

 

[Tom]

Daylight is a better choice than soft white.

This is true. Good catch. At this point though, I am happy to find ANY incandescent flood bulb I can get my hands on.

 

[TammyJ]

This is true. Good catch. At this point though, I am happy to find ANY incandescent flood bulb I can get my hands on.

We've got millions of them here.

 

[jaizei]

This is true. Good catch. At this point though, I am happy to find ANY incandescent flood bulb I can get my hands on.

Oh, then in that case it's my mistake.

I didn't see that it was about incandescent, I doubt daylight would be an option. It'd be soft or warm white depending on manufacturer.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

We've got millions of them here.

Hoard them now

 

[TammyJ]

Hoard them now

You bet.

 

[TammyJ]

You bet.

Tammy. Are you planning on getting rich by exporting illegal light bulbs to needy First World countries?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

You bet.

I bought a few cases at Home Depot "on sale".
It was actually a close-out.
Incandescent bulbs are no longer sold.

 

[TammyJ]

Hey. Lighten up, everyone!