Hi:
I just bought a ZooMed Power Sun 100W bulb for my 6 1/2 month old Russian Tortoise. I had been using a Repti Sun 10.0 UVB tube fluorescent. He is now housed in a very large under-the-bed plastic container. He needs more light in the cool end of his enclosure as it seems too dark. I was wondering if a regular household curly-shaped fluorescent bulb would be okay to use. As of right now I don't need a bulb that puts out any heat as that end of his enclosure is around 70 degrees. My other choice would be to buy a regular fluorescent tube bulb and use the fluorescent fixture that I had been using before. Which do you think would be the better choice or do you have a better suggestion? Also how much light is best to have at the cool end? The PowerSun makes the other end of the enclosure very bright.
Thank you for any information.
Carol
I just bought a ZooMed Power Sun 100W bulb for my 6 1/2 month old Russian Tortoise. I had been using a Repti Sun 10.0 UVB tube fluorescent. He is now housed in a very large under-the-bed plastic container. He needs more light in the cool end of his enclosure as it seems too dark. I was wondering if a regular household curly-shaped fluorescent bulb would be okay to use. As of right now I don't need a bulb that puts out any heat as that end of his enclosure is around 70 degrees. My other choice would be to buy a regular fluorescent tube bulb and use the fluorescent fixture that I had been using before. Which do you think would be the better choice or do you have a better suggestion? Also how much light is best to have at the cool end? The PowerSun makes the other end of the enclosure very bright.
Thank you for any information.
Carol