sun time indian star tort

[zekie]

i dont have an outdoor inclosure.. sp what i do is put little bart out for a sun.. how long should i leave him to gather some d3 vitamins?

 

[samstar]

If it does not get natural sunlight for a couple of hours daily, buy UVA,UVB lights. I leave mine out in my garden to graze under the sun once in a while when I get the time like today for about an hour.

 

[Yvonne G]

I don't use the UV lights, but then I don't have very many tortoises that have to be kept in either. Right now I have 11 little desert tortoises, 10 baby box turtles, a yearling Emys and a sick 3-toed box turtle that are all indoors. I just use a regular incandescent 75 watt bulb for their simulated sun. BUT I put everyone outside in the sun for at least three hours a week. Maybe not three hours all at once, but three total hours. Then as soon as the weather is good again in the Springtime, they all go back outside 24/7.

Please...I am NOT the be all, know all in the tortoise-keeping world. This is just what I do and what works for me. You have to keep an eye on your own tortoise and make sure he is getting what is required for his well-being.

Yvonne

 

[samstar]

3 hours of natural sunlight a week does not sound like much.