to have a uvb bulb. right now i only have a basking bulb, and my petstore doesnt have ne fixtures for the uvb bulbs so i ordered one and it will be here by the end of next week. will my turt be ok untill then or should i buy like a household light fixture and just put the bulb in that in the meantime?
They'll be fine til next week but that's about as long as I'd let them go without it. Older turts can safely go a bit longer. Mine had to go 3 weeks without uvb once but they're 5in and their shells are healthy. He'll still need a heat lamp tho, even when the uvb gets there.
The things that come to those who wait may be the things that were left by those who got there first - Steven Tyler
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:56 am is it absolutly positivly neccesarry?