LeahK
Active Member
Hey everyone! This is my second post to this forum. I’ve been making a ton of updates to my Russian tortoise’s enclose, and I still have more to do!
I have attached a photo of my tortoise’s current setup. (I’m waiting on a better UVB light, getting more substrate, and looking into getting him a hide).
The one thing I haven’t figure out yet, is how to get his enclosure to the right temperature. I’ve seen a lot of information on how to measure temperatures, but I can’t figure out what to do in a poorly insulated tank.
Directly under the lamp, the temperature reaches a maximum of 85F. Far away from the lamp, it’s about 72F, which is the same as the night time temperature.
When I used some random no-light heat bulb in his (too small) glass cage, the temperatures were almost too high, but still not high enough in his open enclosure. I just got a 150 Watt zoo med repti basking spot lamp, and it’s still too cool under the lamp.
I was thinking of using both of these lamps for heat, after his new UVB light comes in? I’m not sure if that’ll be helpful or not.
Any advice and specific product recommendations would be appreciated! I haven’t been able to figure this out, so resources on heating would be appreciated as well.
I have attached a photo of my tortoise’s current setup. (I’m waiting on a better UVB light, getting more substrate, and looking into getting him a hide).
The one thing I haven’t figure out yet, is how to get his enclosure to the right temperature. I’ve seen a lot of information on how to measure temperatures, but I can’t figure out what to do in a poorly insulated tank.
Directly under the lamp, the temperature reaches a maximum of 85F. Far away from the lamp, it’s about 72F, which is the same as the night time temperature.
When I used some random no-light heat bulb in his (too small) glass cage, the temperatures were almost too high, but still not high enough in his open enclosure. I just got a 150 Watt zoo med repti basking spot lamp, and it’s still too cool under the lamp.
I was thinking of using both of these lamps for heat, after his new UVB light comes in? I’m not sure if that’ll be helpful or not.
Any advice and specific product recommendations would be appreciated! I haven’t been able to figure this out, so resources on heating would be appreciated as well.