Hospital accommodation at the tortoise trust using a combination of uv b fluorescent tubes background thermo tubes and an incandescent basking lamp.
Tortoise table uv lamp.
The lifespan of these lamps is also excellent with very useful levels of uv b being produced even after 3 000 hours of use by this time tubes are virtually dead in terms of uv b production.
Tortoise table house with lamp holder fully made 3 different sizes.
If that s not for you we have basking and uv lamps available too.
To ensure maximum uv exposure i like to use a uvb strip light that spans the full length of my tortoise table and maintaining a heat gradient is achieved by positioning a heat lamp at one end.
Grab a uvb lamp preferably a flood type lamp to ensure it reaches every bit of the habitat that provides around 10 to 12 uvb light and heating set to around 34 degrees as the basking end of the setup.
Tortoises require light sources to provide both heat and ultraviolet light.
Uv is a necessity for any tortoise regardless of age.
There are three different types of uv lamps bulbs.
Crucially though one of the main reasons for having an covered space for your tortoise to retreat is to allow them to retreat from heat uv or both.
Light stand holder reptile vivarium adjustable tortoise table heat lamp fixture.
Heat pads heat pads are sometimes recommended as a universal solution to the problems of heating reptile cages.
The highest quality combination lighting at sale prices.
If the tortoise does not have access to natural sunlight in an outdoor area then we strongly recommend a uv lamp as well as the basking lamp.
Uv compact uv only effective live 12 months combination uv and basking effective.
Evergreen pet supplies 100 watt uva uvb mercury vapor bulb light lamp for reptile and amphibian use excellent source of heat and light for uv and basking 4 1 out of 5 stars 653 29 99 29.
The best tortoise lighting around right now are those powered by mercury vapour.
The most likely to have a nice time outside european tortoises like horsfield and russian enjoy a more temperate climate.
Both are important but the key distinction is that the uv light should pretty much fill the entire space in the terrarium or tortoise table whereas the heat lamp only needs to be positioned in one corner.