Habitat - Indoor :: uvb basking

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Post Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:25 pm   uvb basking

Ever since I got the UVB bulb (i thought the full spectrum I had was actually full spectrum, but finally got an actual UVB bulb recently) it seems like my turtles have been basking less... are they just not used to it? or maybe I'm imagining it. It's 10" away, I got the Repti-Glo 5.0 compact
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Post Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:28 pm   

I've heard that they'll burn brighter for the first week or two...maybe the turts need to get used to it. I've never used those myself but that'd be my guess
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Post Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 4:00 pm   

Do you still have a heat lamp? If its a fluorescent bulb, you'd want to have a light that emits a warmer light to balance it out. A household type of lamp would work in the case.
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Post Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 4:10 pm   

yeah i have both
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1.0.0 Red Eared Slider: Ethel
0.1.0 Gulf Coast Box Turtle: Bertha
0.0.1 False Tomato Frog:: Paco
1.0.1 Albino ACFs: Guillermo and Carlos
1.0.0 Pit Bull Terrier: Rocco
1.0.0 Black Lab/Mastiff: Bert
1.0.0 Orange Kitten: Baxter
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Post Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 4:19 pm   

Then I would agree with your original assessment that they are getting used to it. Since it is new, you might want to keep it a bit further away as it does have a burn-in period.
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Post Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:09 pm   

ok, thanks for the help
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1.0.0 Red Eared Slider: Ethel
0.1.0 Gulf Coast Box Turtle: Bertha
0.0.1 False Tomato Frog:: Paco
1.0.1 Albino ACFs: Guillermo and Carlos
1.0.0 Pit Bull Terrier: Rocco
1.0.0 Black Lab/Mastiff: Bert
1.0.0 Orange Kitten: Baxter
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