Outdoor lighting uk

[KristyLambert]

I have a 5 and a half year old horse field tortoise. I have brought an outdoor enclosure for her to be in, in the spring, I’m worried about the temperature drop in the evenings (Live I the uk). Can anyone suggest the best heating lamps to go in the enclosure. She is healthy and had a resent vet check.
pictures attached of the enclosure and also will have an add one on at the opening to go outside on the grass (nothing is set up in it yet).
any help or suggestions would be appreciate.

 

[JoesMum]

I wrote everything I have done for our Greek kept outdoors in the UK

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Outdoor Accommodation in a Colder (UK) Climate

Background We live in the UK and have had our Greek, Joe, a male Testudo Graeca Graeca (TGG), since 1970. He is full grown, weighing in at around 3.2kg (7lb) and measures just over 26cm (10”) Straight Carapace Length (SCL) He would have been wild caught, so was not a baby when he joined the...

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Your Horsfield will still be quite small, so will cool down quickly and will be less able to tolerate the changeable weather than my 3.5kg Greek.

 

[KristyLambert]

I wrote everything I have done for our Greek kept outdoors in the UK

Give this a read

Outdoor Accommodation in a Colder (UK) Climate

Background We live in the UK and have had our Greek, Joe, a male Testudo Graeca Graeca (TGG), since 1970. He is full grown, weighing in at around 3.2kg (7lb) and measures just over 26cm (10”) Straight Carapace Length (SCL) He would have been wild caught, so was not a baby when he joined the...

www.tortoiseforum.org

Your Horsfield will still be quite small, so will cool down quickly and will be less able to tolerate the changeable weather than my 3.5kg Greek.

Thank you, this is great and lots of Information.
loving your tortoise and it’s size.