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basking light hours
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:27 amby xsavingsaturdayx
ok so i leave ny basking light on from 8 am to about 2 am,i was wondering if it eats up electricity because my moms electricity bill came up to 30 dollars extra! and shes freaking out,so i had to turn off my basking light,im worried cause recently my water heater broke.
and she keeps the AC around 60!
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ehh someone help me?
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Posted:
Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:57 amby flutterby
That is a really excessive amount of time to leave it on, you should leave it on for 12 hours at most.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:04 amby xsavingsaturdayx
but what should i do, when my room starts freezing?
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:45 amby flutterby
I assume you have a heater in your water and you can cover part of the tank (the side without the basking area) to keep the air temp warmer.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:11 amby xsavingsaturdayx
unfortunatly my water heater broke down on me 2 days ago ]=
i dont know what to do, well i can cover the tank with a bed sheet, will that work?
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:34 amby jenaero
Buy another water heater and cover one end of the tank at night.
I have 4 tanks going each with a lamp, one of them on 24/7 and I've never seen that much of a difference on my hydro bill.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:37 amby xsavingsaturdayx
damn, i cant buy one until sunday when i get money, im worried about them till then.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:38 amby xsavingsaturdayx
CORRECTION:
"i am going to be worried about them till then"
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:38 amby marisa
Cut the lights at around 8pm, not 2am (get timers for them to keep your turtle on a regular schedule).
The AC is using up way more electricity than the light.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:42 amby xsavingsaturdayx
yeah well, you try telling my mom that.
shes stuborn and thinks my basking lamp is raiseing up the electricity bill. when realy its the damn AC, she NEVER turns it off.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:46 amby jenaero
Get them as far away from the AC as you can. You could do a partial water change and replace it with warmer water every few hours if you're that concerned. Just make sure you know the temp.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:50 pmby friscogiants
ac is the big problem for high electricity bills
plus u dont need a real basking bulb
i have this spotlight bulb that is energy efficient and high power
it works great for my turtles
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:21 pmby turtlesrock77
friscogiants wrote:ac is the big problem for high electricity bills
plus u dont need a real basking bulb
i have this spotlight bulb that is energy efficient and high power
it works great for my turtles
You do need a UVB bulb. Does your "spotlight bulb" provide UVB?