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aquacious_
ADMIN
ADMINgreat set up for now! might need to upgrade tank as your terrapin grows, but overall good job!!
2 months ago
MODERATORsaufi0601
looks good. you got everything you need. when you turtle gets bigger, it'll get stronger and might shift things around. limit feeding if you wanna control the growth
2 months ago
spiritedaway0592
Unfortunately such lamp is only of 0.3 UVB, and it’s not accurate . I’m using it as a heat lamp , you should increase to a deep dome with 10.0 UVB
2 months ago
spiritedaway0592
Also note that if your heat bulb is 5 wattage it might be too close or too hot for a tiny turtle , 2.5 wattage will be good
2 months ago
saufi0601
@spiritedaffinity Res don't need high UVB such as 10.0. Those are for desert reptiles. UVB 3.0 is good enough.
2 months ago
spiritedaway0592
10.0 is fine if you use the right bulb reptisun is good , spiral bulb will cause the eyes to be swollen
2 months ago
wildwolf
And they recommend reptisun 10.0, it’s very difficult to buy and also very expensive compare to exo terra ones.. I personally use desert uvb 150.. my turtles eye become like goldfish
2 months ago
spiritedaway0592
5.0 is fine too , tbh I am using 5.0 for my small slider and 10.0 for my bigger slider . It’s an advise, don’t be quick to judge “nonsense western tips”
2 months ago
spiritedaway0592
The desert exo terra is what makes The Eye swollen if you know enough of why it does that , 150 is crazy for slider
2 months ago
