No UVB

[Jakoob1190]

Hello. I have had my Russian tortoise for one and a half years. Over that time I bought 3 basking lights for it, but no tube fluorescent light. I believe the first on or two were the mercury ones that release UVB, but not sur, And the last one wasn't. I did this by accident and am buying a UVB Light asap. However, I'm really worried now, as he is only a baby, about him having a shorter life span, or developing a disease from this, will he?

 

[Tom]

They can store D3 for a long time. They can also get D3 in the diet. Does your calcium supplement have D3 in it? If yes, your tortoise should be fine.

If not, we can't really say for sure, but the tortoise is probably going to be fine. It takes a long time and a really poor diet for MBD to set in.

 

[jsheffield]

Per our redfoot caresheet they'll get most/all of their d3 from their diet:

https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Redfoot-care-sheet.171582/

Jamie

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Per our redfoot caresheet they'll get most/all of their d3 from their diet:

https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Redfoot-care-sheet.171582/

Jamie

That's just Redfoots I believe.

 

[jsheffield]

Oops, sorry ... I thought this thread was in the redfoot sub forum.

J

 

[ascott]

Hello. I have had my Russian tortoise for one and a half years. Over that time I bought 3 basking lights for it, but no tube fluorescent light. I believe the first on or two were the mercury ones that release UVB, but not sur, And the last one wasn't. I did this by accident and am buying a UVB Light asap. However, I'm really worried now, as he is only a baby, about him having a shorter life span, or developing a disease from this, will he?

What makes you think you have a baby ?

 

[JoesMum]

What makes you think you have a baby ?

British. Those bought over here are very young.

 

[ascott]

British. Those bought over here are very young.

Oh What size is the tortoise in question? That is likely a better question?

 

[Yvonne G]

Per our redfoot caresheet they'll get most/all of their d3 from their diet:

https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Redfoot-care-sheet.171582/

Jamie

Hi Jamie: Just a point of clarification - RF tortoises eat animal protein and that's where the d3 comes from. Russian tortoises, in fact grazing tortoises, don't eat animal protein, so they don't get d3 from their diet unless you supplement.

 

[jsheffield]

Hi Jamie: Just a point of clarification - RF tortoises eat animal protein and that's where the d3 comes from. Russian tortoises, in fact grazing tortoises, don't eat animal protein, so they don't get d3 from their diet unless you supplement.

Yup, I apologized above ... I thought this thread was in the redfoot sub-forum.

Again, sorry ... the info does not apply to the grazing torts.

Jamie