beccarussell1
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Hello all,
I have a horsefield tortoise around a year old. We live in the UK. He has an indoor tortoise table with a mercury UV/heat lamp at one end (100w).
I turn his lamp on around 9am and leave it on until around 10pm. I have found that the lamp takes a while to warm up, I have a thermometer in the basking area and I've found it takes around 2 hours to reach his optimum temp (32°). It stays at this temp for approx 7 hours but then gradually gets warmer and warmer so late evening the basking area reaches temperatures of 36° which is too hot for him and of course he stomps over to his hide at the other end of the table and doesn't come out again.
Should I turn the lamp off for an hour early evening to allow it to cool down? Or should I move the lamp higher above the table?
Any advice greatly appreciated
I have a horsefield tortoise around a year old. We live in the UK. He has an indoor tortoise table with a mercury UV/heat lamp at one end (100w).
I turn his lamp on around 9am and leave it on until around 10pm. I have found that the lamp takes a while to warm up, I have a thermometer in the basking area and I've found it takes around 2 hours to reach his optimum temp (32°). It stays at this temp for approx 7 hours but then gradually gets warmer and warmer so late evening the basking area reaches temperatures of 36° which is too hot for him and of course he stomps over to his hide at the other end of the table and doesn't come out again.
Should I turn the lamp off for an hour early evening to allow it to cool down? Or should I move the lamp higher above the table?
Any advice greatly appreciated