Morty update

[Shellhugger]

So my Morty was acting weird and in a post people suggested I get a new bulb. What do you guys think about these? I'm looking for approval before I use them for Morty

..and for those that need the details it's a young hermann living in an encl

 

[mike taylor]

Them coil type lamps have been known to burn tortoise eyes . I would not use it .

 

[wellington]

Ditto, not the coil one. They not only have harmed tortoise eyes, but other reptiles too. Is this for an aquatic turtle and for heat only? The other bulb, doesn't say anything about UVB that I can see.

 

[Yvonne G]

...and the halogen lamp does not provide UVB.

 

[Shellhugger]

The one is a UVB that I currently have on , and it's tube shaped. Should I use the heat one too at the same time?

 

[tryme]

Get a reptisun MVB

 

[Yvonne G]

In my opinion, and going from what I've heard and experienced with them, the compact fluorescent bulb in your picture is ok to use IF you mount it horizontally, and NOT vertically. Those bulbs concentrate the UV out the end of the bulb and can be harmful to young tortoises' eyes.

 

[Shellhugger]

What is MVB for?

 

[Shellhugger]

Are you talking about the 50w halogen bulb or the tube bulb? I got the tube UVB light because I thought that was the best. The halogen heat bulb doesn't have UVB in it. So I'm just confused which bulb you're talking about?

 

[Shellhugger]

Can I use both bulbs at once?

 

[bouaboua]

In my opinion, and going from what I've heard and experienced with them, the compact fluorescent bulb in your picture is ok to use IF you mount it horizontally, and NOT vertically. Those bulbs concentrate the UV out the end of the bulb and can be harmful to young tortoises' eyes.

Is that right. I learn new things everyday here. I will give that a try........

Thank you Yvonne.