luki
New Member
Help. I want to adopt my first baby Hermann tortoise because I've always want them since I was a child. And I've been reading the guides about the lighting and heating in this forum, yet I am still very confused about what kind of lamp I should get and how long do I set the timer on each lamps. I have lots of question regarding the heating for the tortoise (please excuse my english as it is not my main language) :
-When I typed in UVA lamps on my online shopping site, it pops out a night heating lamp and a basking lamp(picture 1&2) Like are those the same thing??? Should I get two of these??? Or are those actually bad for my tortoise?? I read that the night lamp is to prevent the enclosure from getting cold. At night my room temp could get 23-21°C, 19°C is the most freezing point but it only happens once or twice in a rainy season. Is that an okay temperature or no for baby Hermann?
-And I just found out that spot heat lamps are bad? S-so what kind of lamp should I be getting? Should I get the long one or the basic one? (Picture 3&4)
-How far is the distance should I set between the lamp and the ground? I don't want my baby to get too heat up because I set it too close to the ground.
-when do I turned on each lamps? Do I turned it on separately or at the same time?
In the morning? Or at noon? Or at night? I know that I shouldn't turn on the light 24/7 but what kind of light do you guys recommend for lighting just incase the baby or I need to see when it gets dark?
-The lamp that I got was a package (picture 5) that comes with a lamp fitting and a small 50 watt UVB 3.0 heating lamp. Is that good enough or should I buy a new one?
-And last... Is it important to have fake plants in the tortoise enclosure?
Please provide examples in pictures so I can make sure that it is the correct types😭🙏 your help is much needed, thank you.
-When I typed in UVA lamps on my online shopping site, it pops out a night heating lamp and a basking lamp(picture 1&2) Like are those the same thing??? Should I get two of these??? Or are those actually bad for my tortoise?? I read that the night lamp is to prevent the enclosure from getting cold. At night my room temp could get 23-21°C, 19°C is the most freezing point but it only happens once or twice in a rainy season. Is that an okay temperature or no for baby Hermann?
-And I just found out that spot heat lamps are bad? S-so what kind of lamp should I be getting? Should I get the long one or the basic one? (Picture 3&4)
-How far is the distance should I set between the lamp and the ground? I don't want my baby to get too heat up because I set it too close to the ground.
-when do I turned on each lamps? Do I turned it on separately or at the same time?
In the morning? Or at noon? Or at night? I know that I shouldn't turn on the light 24/7 but what kind of light do you guys recommend for lighting just incase the baby or I need to see when it gets dark?
-The lamp that I got was a package (picture 5) that comes with a lamp fitting and a small 50 watt UVB 3.0 heating lamp. Is that good enough or should I buy a new one?
-And last... Is it important to have fake plants in the tortoise enclosure?
Please provide examples in pictures so I can make sure that it is the correct types😭🙏 your help is much needed, thank you.