Hello
This thread is about my families tortoise Terry. He is meditaranean and I think Greek. I can find his detail soon by talking to my mum. Recently we have been having trouble with the uv lights. We regularly let him roam the house and sometimes outside in summer.
What we have:
Infra red heat and basking light. Very bright in pics as I have been Trying to fix lights and it has gotten a little cold.
15 watt fllpurescent tubes t8(26mm) which are about 45 cm long. About 35cm up from substrate. It is two floors which he likes to switch between. So one tube in each. They are 10 or 12 percent uvb.
We were using an exotic terra 2x30w light controller but apparently it stopped working due to a power surge.
There is also an old acadia one we had that we used in the past. Is it 30 Watts.
The issues:
After the controller stopped working we got a new one which is a 2x40w exo terra light controller. This worked for about 30 mins before stopping. The controller was too hot so I think it damaged itself or the lights were damaged.
The advise sought:
Is the differential between two 15 watt bulbs and the double 40 watt light controller cause the issues?
If so is it apporiate to buy a new 2x15 watt controller or will this not provide the right uvb and lighting for Terry.
I could also try looking for higher 30 or 40 watt bulbs but I feel like they would be too powerfull for the size of the terrarium.
Also what are good controller products as there is quite a range with different prices. I have been looking at these as potential 15 watt controllers:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FIF5I6C/?tag=
Pictures are attached of lighting and packaging.
Thankyou for reading this and please advice on what you think would be appropriate.
This thread is about my families tortoise Terry. He is meditaranean and I think Greek. I can find his detail soon by talking to my mum. Recently we have been having trouble with the uv lights. We regularly let him roam the house and sometimes outside in summer.
What we have:
Infra red heat and basking light. Very bright in pics as I have been Trying to fix lights and it has gotten a little cold.
15 watt fllpurescent tubes t8(26mm) which are about 45 cm long. About 35cm up from substrate. It is two floors which he likes to switch between. So one tube in each. They are 10 or 12 percent uvb.
We were using an exotic terra 2x30w light controller but apparently it stopped working due to a power surge.
There is also an old acadia one we had that we used in the past. Is it 30 Watts.
The issues:
After the controller stopped working we got a new one which is a 2x40w exo terra light controller. This worked for about 30 mins before stopping. The controller was too hot so I think it damaged itself or the lights were damaged.
The advise sought:
Is the differential between two 15 watt bulbs and the double 40 watt light controller cause the issues?
If so is it apporiate to buy a new 2x15 watt controller or will this not provide the right uvb and lighting for Terry.
I could also try looking for higher 30 or 40 watt bulbs but I feel like they would be too powerfull for the size of the terrarium.
Also what are good controller products as there is quite a range with different prices. I have been looking at these as potential 15 watt controllers:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FIF5I6C/?tag=
Pictures are attached of lighting and packaging.
Thankyou for reading this and please advice on what you think would be appropriate.