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I have a three foot by three foot enclosure for my one for my two baby sulcatas( I am planning on making one bigger for them, but I am waiting for them to get bigger). I have a uvb lamp, ceramic heat emitter and a 60 watt basking bulb. I am afraid this is not high enough but the lamps I have now can only take 60 watts. I just bought a lamp that can use up to 150 watts, but I am sure that is too powerful. Should I use a 75 watt bulb or maybe higher? Thanks!

Something that specific is dependent on how far it is from the enclosure the temperature of the room etc. What I would recommend is getting several thermometers and placing it in various spots of the enclosure to ensure that you are getting a temperature gradient and one suitable for those specific types of tortoises.

Christina
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1.1 Russian Tortoise (Willy & Mikey)
0.1 Ornate Box Turtle (Lily)
1.0 Red Eared Slider (Chester)
0.0.2 White's Tree Frog (Kermit & Phil)
0.0.1 Red eyed Tree Frog (Justin)
0.0.1 Big Eyed Tree Frog
0.0.2 Bubbling Frog
0.0.2 Tiger Leg Tree Frogs (Akari & Shiro)
0.0.3 Amazonian Milky Tree Frogs
0.0.1 Dwarf Megophrys
0.0.2 Rainbow Burrowing Frog/Ornate Hopper
0.0.3 Asian Blue Webbed Gliding Tree Frogs
0.0.1 Albino Pacman Frog
0.1 Praire Dog (Timmy)
0.2 Chinchillas (Layla & Snickers)
0.3 mice
0.1 dog (Holly)
2.0 Cats (Champ & Bear)

Oh and a husband

Another thing you can do is use a higher wattage bulb, but put it on a lamp dimmer (about $11). That way, you can adjust the bulb up or down as needed, depending on your room temp. I have a 60 watt mercury vapor bulb for UVB, and then a 100 watt floodlight on a dimmer for additional heat. Most of the time the floodlight is at half power or less, but every once in a while it needs to be boosted up a bit.
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Sohni

0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Hermann's Tortoise
0.0.1 Marginated Tortoise
1.0 3 Toed Box Turtle (rescued)
plus my kids' herps:
0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko