General Care Discussion :: night heat lamps

[savage Rock]

hey guys,

i got an additional heat lamp that turns on at night.

yeeeeeeet the kids(turtles) haven't really basked at all at night.

they are both still very young, about 2-3 inches.

is a waste of energy or is it good to leave it on every night anyway?

[roseK]

do you stand there all night to see if they are using it? maybe you are just not seeing it. or maybe they just like their sleep

[Diamondbacks4Life]

I think its a waste, you wouldnt see turtles in the wild basking at night. They are susposed to be sleeping in the water at night.

[LilTurtSquirt]

[marisa]

It's a waste of energy---they don't "bask" at night and most will sleep in the water.

If you're looking to keep the ambient air temp up and it's really cold, I could see once being used (I've used them with really small hatchlings). However, if you use a water heater, you could just cover most of the tank to trap in the warmth from the heated water.

[rsour24]

its just a waste in my opinion.

[tidaboy9]

I heard NO NEED for heAlth of turtle!

[savage Rock]

thanks guys

[jwinters]

Aren't you supposed the time the lights with the actual light cycle outside?