But some turtles seem to be disturbed by the red ones so for my night lamp i choose a blue lighted one.
Best heat lamp for red eared slider.
How many hours of light does a red eared slider need.
Those bulbs will last a long time and they will produce enough heat for your turtles.
The water in a red eared slider turtle tank should be kept at about 74 78 degrees fahrenheit and up to 80 f for hatchlings.
There are many different kinds of heat lamps you can get but one with a thermostat of course is best.
Any information will be helpful.
Working on my set ups at the moment prior to ordering.
I have had a red eared slider for a year now.
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This is perfectly fine and normal.
My favourite heating light.
I turn his heat lamp on when i wake up and off when i go to sleep and he is completely fine over night even when its cold.
One mistake many first time red eared sliders make is keeping the lighting on in the tank on at all times.
They aren t going in the same environment of course two separate housings.
This meant that you would have the flexibility to choose which lighting you want to turn on at any time.
You ve got your uv b producing light bulb.
The heat lamp should never be placed in such a way that your slider cannot get away from it if he wants to.
The usually come in red and blue.
If you are having problems with your pet turtle slider such as temperature sickness you can quickly raise the temperature within the tank with a heat blanket.
The daytime ambient air temperature in the tank should be between 75 and 80 degrees fahrenheit with a basking spot between 90 and 95 f over the land area of the tank.
Depending on your needs you can choose between the 50 75 and 100 watt options.
Providing heat lighting and uv sources for your red eared slider turtle all at once.
Red eared sliders being ectothermic regulate their temperature by the ambient temperature.
Artificial heat rocks are not recommended.
Those lights also produce some heat so it s up to you to decide if you want to leave them on during the night or you just want to to turn them on just when you want to see your turtle.
When the water is cold he will just be less active and probably hang out at the bottom of his tank.
This temperature also applies to red eared sliders.
If your slider wants to go to the other side of the tank and cool down he should be able to do so.
The best part is that each bulb is on a separate switch.