I have a day light for my turtle and a red heatwave light .... do i still need another light like a uvb light for it even though i have a red heatwave light??
Hello During the day, your turtle needs uvb You can take him outside while the weather permits. He does need the uvb and a as well as heat. You can actually save money by getting a mercury vapor bulb.
In the pm y ou can use a heat emitter for continued heat without the light.
Yes, you do need a UVB light because they can develop something called 'soft shell syndrome' and it can deform them. You should allow them outside in real sunlight for a little bit each day but i know that that can be hard because of winter and work, so when you can let them out, but not in winter, and make sure you have a UVB light on them at least 12 hours a day. If the temperature outside gets lower than 60 degrees at night then you will need the red heat light. I hope this helped (:
your cool with the lights.
Water temp MUST be at least 83 to 85 degrees or they will stop eating!!
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YES. It needs UVB or its bones and shell will not grow properly, will become deformed and this will eventually kill it.
yes you really need a Uvb light so that they would have a nice hard shell and not suffer from bone disease and soft shell syndrome
Yes .. You didn't do too much research before you got this turtle, I can guess.
Make sure your turtle has a little house to hide in. They like little hiding spaces!
