Lighting advice

[LucyB87]

Hello everyone,
I recently became a tortoise mum to franklin who is a year old Horsefield tort. He has a tort table and currently has a 125w full spectrum bulb that is doing uv/ heat at once. He is perfect and seems very healthy, other than a wee back nail missing which he'll be visiting the vets about. However, his light source is attached by a clip light and sits 12" above his play area with temps of 33oc. I'm looking to get some info re suspended lighting that isn't fixed as I don't want to start drilling into his table. Any ideas?? I have visions of coming home to find the bulb in the table!!
Many thanks,
Lucy

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome Yes, you do need to find another way to hang the light, or it is very possible you would come home to not only the light in the table, but possibly a burnt tort or house. Post a pic of the light fixture you are using.

 

[ascott]

If the tort table is near a wall you can;

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Knape-Vo...t-HD-0099-12WT/100523416?N=5yc1vZc89kZ1z0tuqv

You can adhere it to the wall and drape the cord and fixture over it and secure with a zip tie...

Or you can;

http://www.lllreptile.com/products/97-zoo-med-large-lamp-stand

Or;

http://www.tortoisesanctuaryjy.lehocq.co.uk/baby tabletop.jpg

see the wood post as the light fixture location...

Or, this is one of the Forum members;

http://i46.tinypic.com/xegcye.jpg

Just some shares of what others have done....