If your slider wants to go to the other side of the tank and cool down he should be able to do so.
Best heat lamp for red eared slider.
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.
One mistake many first time red eared sliders make is keeping the lighting on in the tank on at all times.
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.
I have had a red eared slider for a year now.
The usually come in red and blue.
Any information will be helpful.
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.
They aren t going in the same environment of course two separate housings.
The best part is that each bulb is on a separate switch.
The heat lamp should never be placed in such a way that your slider cannot get away from it if he wants to.
Red eared sliders being ectothermic regulate their temperature by the ambient temperature.
This meant that you would have the flexibility to choose which lighting you want to turn on at any time.
There are many different kinds of heat lamps you can get but one with a thermostat of course is best.
How many hours of light does a red eared slider need.
This temperature also applies to red eared sliders.
If you can t get the basking temperature to at least 80 degrees fahrenheit 27 degrees celsius consider using a halogen ceramic heat emitter or even a regular light bulb to get it hotter.
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.
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Providing heat lighting and uv sources for your red eared slider turtle all at once.
Baby red eared sliders russian tortoises what wattage should the bulbs be.
This is perfectly fine and normal.
Those bulbs will last a long time and they will produce enough heat for your turtles.
I am a long time user of the exo terra swamp glo basking spot lamp.
Depending on your needs you can choose between the 50 75 and 100 watt options.
But some turtles seem to be disturbed by the red ones so for my night lamp i choose a blue lighted one.
Working on my set ups at the moment prior to ordering.
Artificial heat rocks are not recommended.
When the water is cold he will just be less active and probably hang out at the bottom of his tank.