For the winter I have a choice of geting a water heater, or a new heat lamp. I have a 60 watt heat lamp but the bulbs don't give off anything. I have 2 baby RES. One is growing fast.
Also I heard that the warmer your water is they are less likely to bask. Which should I get.
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For the winter, which is more important ?
alebron
Oct 05, 2003 08:28 AM
Replies (3)
honuman
Oct 06, 2003 01:57 PM
What size is your tank? What is your room temperature in the Winter?
alebron
Oct 06, 2003 04:27 PM
Ten gallon, the average is between 65/80. Depending when the heater is on.
honuman
Oct 06, 2003 04:33 PM
That's a big gap for room temperature. A heater for a ten gallon tank is relatively inexpensive (consider that you do not fill the tank all the way either so a small one would keep the water heated at 72 or a bit higher. If your room temp remains about 72 and you get the heat lamp for basking it the water temp should be fine for a tank that small. Perhaps getting one of those Mercury vapor basking lights would be the better bet. It certainly would be the more expensive of the two choices but you get the benefit of heat and UVB lighting which baby turtles really need all rolled up in one.
Steve
