I wasn t that excited.
Red eared slider heat lamp at night.
Yellow bellied slider turtles spend a good deal of time in basking spots which for captives must stay at the correct.
It has been more than 20 years and i still remember the moment when i got my first pet.
It should range from 76 to 84 degrees fahrenheit.
In my experience many red eared sliders sleep in the water at night.
When setting up your new red eared slider turtle tank consider having 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle as a general rule of thumb but a 20 gallon tank is a minimum size for hatchling red eared sliders.
If your slider wants to go to the other side of the tank and cool down he should be able to do so.
This is even more critical for semi aquatic species of turtles such as red eared sliders and painted turtles which live around 75 of their lives in the water.
Also a good basking area and a varied diet.
Those lights also produce some heat so it s up to you to decide.
At night when sleeping extra heat and light are not necessary as long as the temperature remains around 65 o 70 o f 18 o 24 o c.
You must provide your red eared slider with a night time.
Do red eared sliders need a heat lamp.
The heat lamp should never be placed in such a way that your slider cannot get away from it if he wants to.
A ceramic heat emitter can do this to maintain some heat on the basking area and a water heater can keep the water temperature warm.
You can turn the lamp off at night but a turtle requires 10 12 hours of.
Red eared sliders being ectothermic regulate their temperature by the ambient temperature.
Of the two the water heater is by far more important.
But that s not the only reason they need.
A red eared slider if i have to be precise.
But some turtles seem to be disturbed by the red ones so for my night lamp i choose a blue lighted one.
Keeping in mind that red eared sliders can read 10 12 inches as adults you can see that eventually you will need a very large tank.
One mistake many first time red eared sliders.
That doesn t mean you should keep a light on for him all night but it should be on for part of that time.
However little did i know that a turtle will become my favorite animal.
Do not make the water too warm.
Proper lighting is crucial for a captive yellow bellied slider turtle s health.
But something like a t rex uvb heat lamp combo or reptisun 8 0 or 10 0 along with a heat lamp for basking.
Red eared sliders should have a temperature of 82 to 88 degrees fahrenheit on the basking area and the tank temperature should not drop below 75 degrees.
Those night lamps will emit a very faint light that won t disturb the turtle but it will allow to see your turtle better during the night.
I had two red eared sliders one i had to give away and the other one i still have.
I was expecting a dog and i got a turtle.
Basking is a way to dry out and combat this.
Staying in the water too long can also increase the chance of turtles contracting shell rot.
The basking area should have a gradient of temperature such that the turtle can choose a suitable temperature.
