Jdaniel
Member
Hello, everyone.
Based on what I found online, and the pet stores advice,
I recently upgraded the lighting for my baby box turtle.
Original was the zilla mini heat and uvb fixture with the mini 6watt desert bulb.
(Stated 10-15 millowatts at 12")
Everything I read online indicated this was underpowered, so I got the zoomed desert uvb & heat lighting kit mini deep dome combo kit.
The lamp is a 10.0 13 watt mini zoomed reptisun.
According to the packaging, this or the 5.0 is recommended for boxies.
However, he started trying to tunnel under his water frequently, and I don't think he did it with the zilla light.
I think it's too bright and scaring him
Should I get the 5.0 instead?
Based on what I found online, and the pet stores advice,
I recently upgraded the lighting for my baby box turtle.
Original was the zilla mini heat and uvb fixture with the mini 6watt desert bulb.
(Stated 10-15 millowatts at 12")
Everything I read online indicated this was underpowered, so I got the zoomed desert uvb & heat lighting kit mini deep dome combo kit.
The lamp is a 10.0 13 watt mini zoomed reptisun.
According to the packaging, this or the 5.0 is recommended for boxies.
However, he started trying to tunnel under his water frequently, and I don't think he did it with the zilla light.
I think it's too bright and scaring him
Should I get the 5.0 instead?