Lately i ve been turning off my tortoises heat lamp at night.
Do you turn a turtle s heat lamp off at night.
The uv heat lamp simulates the summer sun so the turtle goes through the winter without hibernating.
If the short answer helps you great.
If your turtle shows any sign of eye irritation for example if it gets puffy eyes rubs its eyes or stops basking then turn off the coil light for a few days and see if it clears up.
I m not sure what the temp of the cage should be at.
It s probably why you are here after all.
And the heat lamp keeps the cage about 85 to 90 degrees.
Try as much as possible to replicate their natural environment.
Do turtles need a heat lamp at night.
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Do turtles need a heat lamp at night.
Keep the lights on when the sun is up and switch it off when it is down.
1 tortoise land turtle 2 box turtle semi aquatic turtle 3 terrapin slider aquatic turtle.
Do turtles need a heat lamp at night.
The heat lamp can be left up all year round if you want.
Just because uvb lamps are lighting up doesn t mean that they re producing the right amount of uvb light.
Is it safe to turn off the heat lamp at night or no.
In all case you should turn off lights at night just as it would be in the wild.
The cage is open at the top and i keep my room around 65 to 70 degrees.