Habitat - Indoor :: UVB and UVA questions

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Does the UVB lamp need to be closer to the basking area or should the UVA lamp need to be closer?

[Muirner]

UVA needs to be where ever it needs to be placed so the basking rock is 90*, i have found a little over 14-16" for my 100watt works best. My Reptisun 10.0 (UVB) is about 12" away. Closer and you can hurt your turtles.

[Thirzty Turtle]

is 5-6 inches okay to have my uva and uvb

[cam722]

Did you ever get a thermometer so you can measure the basking area temps? You need to have the bulbs close enough to keep the basking area approximately 90 degrees. You do NOT want to put the bulbs too close to the water because the splashing could break the bulbs. Not only that.. if you don't bother checking the temps, you could literally fry your turtle. Again, all this info is found already in the forum.. remember the forum is buffet style, not a sit down meal.

[xsavingsaturdayx]

cam722,my basking area is 97 degrees farenheit.Is that to hott?

[flutterby]

Your basking area should be about 90 degrees... 97 is (in my opinion) WAY too hot

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Your basking area should be about 90 degrees... 97 is (in my opinion) WAY too hot

Well if its too hot,then ill adjust it so that it can be a little cooler.Thanks

[lotsofpets]

97 degrees is a bit too warm for most turtles, but Donatello likes his basking dock at 94-96 degrees - it depends on the individual turtle.

[cam722]

cam722,my basking area is 97 degrees farenheit.Is that to hott?

Ok, now I know you aren't a newbie to the forum.. .. YES 97 is way too hot in my opinion. It should be in the high 80s to LOW 90s about 10 degrees warmer than their water temp.. btw, what IS their water temp?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

cam722,my basking area is 97 degrees farenheit.Is that to hott?

Ok, now I know you aren't a newbie to the forum.. .. YES 97 is way too hot in my opinion. It should be in the high 80s to LOW 90s about 10 degrees warmer than their water temp.. btw, what IS their water temp?

Theyre water temp is exactly 78 degrees farenheit.Thanks to my heater it ALWAYS stays at that,i set the lamp a little farther and ill check the basking temp in a little while so that i can see if its a little over 90 degrees or in high 80's.And what did you mean by "now i know your not a newbie?" lol

[cam722]

And what did you mean by "now i know your not a newbie?" lol

What I meant was that you've been around enough to have read that answer in other posts

[lotsofpets]

Actually, my digital thermometer seems to be on the frits - so I don't think it is right! So ignore my last post! Digital said it was 100+, so I checked it with a different thermometer and it said it was 92 degrees - much better/normal basking temperature.

[marisa]

Thirzty turtle, what kind of UVB light do you have? If it's an ESU coil UVB light or a Reptisun 5.0 compact flourescent, 6 inches is OK.