Hi
I have been happily using a 175 watt heat lamp 24 hours a day in my Red foot tortoise table and it does a fair job of keeping them warm.The bask temps are higher than they should be but the tortoises don't stay under the hottest part for any length of time.
I think they like this heat but I am wondering if they can see the red light?
They all go to bed at night and find a hide to share-there are many hides but they seem to hang out in the one that they all can fit into together.
I have plans to build a reptile room and another option for heat that I have on hand is a large radiant heat panel.I can't suspend that from the ceiling in my living room though so I'll wait for the reptile room.
I have had ceramic heat emitters but they seem to be less active when I have those(they would be less intense too than the 175 watt though)-maybe mine are just used to the red lights?
Any thoughts on the red heat lamps and night time etc?
The only real concern now is that my male is breeding one or 2 of my females and if they walk under the light he could burn his head being elevated and he doesn't seem to think about anything else at that time.
I have removed him from the female a few times (don't think he was really attached) or else I switch of lamp.
I have been happily using a 175 watt heat lamp 24 hours a day in my Red foot tortoise table and it does a fair job of keeping them warm.The bask temps are higher than they should be but the tortoises don't stay under the hottest part for any length of time.
I think they like this heat but I am wondering if they can see the red light?
They all go to bed at night and find a hide to share-there are many hides but they seem to hang out in the one that they all can fit into together.
I have plans to build a reptile room and another option for heat that I have on hand is a large radiant heat panel.I can't suspend that from the ceiling in my living room though so I'll wait for the reptile room.
I have had ceramic heat emitters but they seem to be less active when I have those(they would be less intense too than the 175 watt though)-maybe mine are just used to the red lights?
Any thoughts on the red heat lamps and night time etc?
The only real concern now is that my male is breeding one or 2 of my females and if they walk under the light he could burn his head being elevated and he doesn't seem to think about anything else at that time.
I have removed him from the female a few times (don't think he was really attached) or else I switch of lamp.