Boris&Nellie
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I just upgrade my tort's enclosure to a new tortoise table (3x6 feet?) and I am currently in the process of getting his lights set up. My plan is to have 2 bulbs that screw into some fixtures on the warm end and then tube on the cool end.
For the cool end I just bought a Zilla tropical series 25 T8 fluorescent tube bulb (15w).
For the warm side I already have a ceramic bulb that just emits heat so that takes care of one corner, but i still need to take care of the other corner of the warm side. I have heard good things about the MVB bulbs but they are a bit out of my price range at the moment, so I was wondering if getting a basking UVA/heat bulb would be sufficient?
I am hoping that the tube in the cooler end would suffice for UVB output and the warmer end would still have enough heat and light + UVA.
Thoughts?
For the cool end I just bought a Zilla tropical series 25 T8 fluorescent tube bulb (15w).
For the warm side I already have a ceramic bulb that just emits heat so that takes care of one corner, but i still need to take care of the other corner of the warm side. I have heard good things about the MVB bulbs but they are a bit out of my price range at the moment, so I was wondering if getting a basking UVA/heat bulb would be sufficient?
I am hoping that the tube in the cooler end would suffice for UVB output and the warmer end would still have enough heat and light + UVA.
Thoughts?