Just a curiousity. I turn my basking light on and off with my uva/uvb light. 12hrs on 12hrs off. Would it be ok just to leave the basking light on all the time? My turtles are very active but also love basking.
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Basking light
xcrashx21
Nov 18, 2004 08:48 PM
Replies (3)
boogernsnot
Nov 19, 2004 01:52 AM
i am not really sure... but i 'think' that the turtles need that 12 hours of dark time to simulate night in the wild so that they know when to sleep! i think it would be like us sleeping in the daylight all of the time....
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~ Evie 
Pets:
RIP 0.1.0 German Shepherd {Dusty}
0.1.0 German Shepherd/Collie mix {Shadoe}
0.0.2 RES turtles {Booger & Snot}
1.0.0 African Clawed Frog {Bingo}
0.0.2 Snail {Gary & Larry}
xcrashx21
Nov 21, 2004 06:56 PM
I didn't know if it possibly made a difference because it is one of the red lights.
ntothed89
Nov 21, 2004 07:58 PM
my sliders will only bask if my lights are on and wont if they are off. if they are on all the time the might not know when to sleep
