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Post Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:34 am   my turtle's basking light was left on all night

please help!!!
what do i do!?[/b]
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Post Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:40 am   

your not going to die, i just made a post about it, nothing is going to happen...its ok.
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Post Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:47 pm   

Your turtle will survive if the light was on for one night. Putting your lights on timers (average of 12 hours on) would be good so you wouldn't have to worry about this happening again...

Does your turtle have a UVB light in addition to a basking light? If he doesn't, he should...
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Post Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:03 pm   

I'm still a bit confused about 12 hours lighting, do you mean 12 hours of UVB is minimum? or it can be mixed between UVA and UVB?(I have both, one give just UVA and another one has 30%UVA and 10%UVB)
should I use the one with UVB for 12 hours? problem with that one is that I only have one light clamp so if I use UVB, my turtle couldn't get warm enough, so I had to change in between, sorry but I'm still confused and just want to make sure... :oops:
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Post Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:13 pm   

both at the same time for 12 hours
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Post Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:29 pm   

RESCHIU wrote:I'm still a bit confused about 12 hours lighting, do you mean 12 hours of UVB is minimum? or it can be mixed between UVA and UVB?(I have both, one give just UVA and another one has 30%UVA and 10%UVB)
should I use the one with UVB for 12 hours? problem with that one is that I only have one light clamp so if I use UVB, my turtle couldn't get warm enough, so I had to change in between, sorry but I'm still confused and just want to make sure... :oops:
Both lights should be on at the same time between 10-12 hours a day. Many people use two clamp lights aimed at the basking area and set the lights on timers. Your turtle needs both of these lights since they do different things, UVB rays helps absorption of calcium to prevent bone and shell disease while the heat light helps him to regulate his internal temperature and aids in digestion of food. Find another fixture to be able to leave both on at the same time. :)
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Post Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:34 pm   

10-12 hours sony :P:P
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Post Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:35 pm   

Go to a place like Home Depot and buy a clamp lamp. If you're going to use it for the heat light, try to get one with a porcelain/ceramic socket.
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