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I recently tapped into an inside wall outlet, drilled a hole in my cement exterior wall and mounted a waterproof exterior outlet to power things for my tortoises.
Now I have exterior extension cords with the connections/plugs in waterproof boxes, each with a safety breaker on a timer powering a simple 75 watt black light in each of the two night houses. Each light has a drop loop before entering the houses.
Maybe overkill but I don't like getting electrocuted.
I also cut door flaps to keep out the breeze but not the tortoises.
Simple and good enough to cut about 15 degrees off of the outside air temps.
Now I have exterior extension cords with the connections/plugs in waterproof boxes, each with a safety breaker on a timer powering a simple 75 watt black light in each of the two night houses. Each light has a drop loop before entering the houses.
Maybe overkill but I don't like getting electrocuted.
I also cut door flaps to keep out the breeze but not the tortoises.
Simple and good enough to cut about 15 degrees off of the outside air temps.