For small aquariums around 55 gallons.
Box turtle heat lamp.
Here s how you determine the turtle heat lamp wattage you need.
So that means some kind of heat bulb.
During the cooler winter months and for box turtle hatchlings or sick box turtles you should keep the heating lamp on for up to 14 hours a day.
Watts aren t that important in selecting your turtle heat lamp.
During the warmer summer months 10 hours a day should be enough.
And to do that you need some kind of heat source.
The heat lamp is there to provide the heat that the turtles would have gotten from the sun while they are in their tanks.
Zoo med night light red heat bulb provide overnight heat with a red bulb that won t disrupt her day night cycle.
That is more than enough to regulate the body temperature of the turtle.
The heat lamp should be kept on for 10 14 hours a day.
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However wattage is associated with heating which your turtle s home needs as well.
Zoo med nocturnal ir heat lamp a basking lamp without the bright light of other basking bulbs.
Zoo med powersun uv bulb a mercury vapor lamp that does it all.
So you know you need to keep your box turtle nice and warm.
The very first thing you have to do is to get both uva and uvb lights for turtles.
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