Do not make the water too warm.
Red eared slider heat lamp at night.
But that s not the only reason they need.
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.
Also a good basking area and a varied diet.
A red eared slider if i have to be precise.
One mistake many first time red eared sliders.
You can turn the lamp off at night but a turtle requires 10 12 hours of.
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.
I was expecting a dog and i got a turtle.
But some turtles seem to be disturbed by the red ones so for my night lamp i choose a blue lighted one.
Proper lighting is crucial for a captive yellow bellied slider turtle s health.
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.
I had two red eared sliders one i had to give away and the other one i still have.
I wasn t that excited.
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.
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.
The basking area should have a gradient of temperature such that the turtle can choose a suitable temperature.
That doesn t mean you should keep a light on for him all night but it should be on for part of that time.
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.
It was a turtle.
Do turtles need a heat lamp at night.
Those lights also produce some heat so it s up to you to decide.
You must provide your red eared slider with a night time.
Of the two the water heater is by far more important.
The usually come in red and blue.
Basking is a way to dry out and combat this.
It should range from 76 to 84 degrees fahrenheit.
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.
In my experience many red eared sliders sleep in the water at night.
The heat lamp should never be placed in such a way that your slider cannot get away from it if he wants to.
But something like a t rex uvb heat lamp combo or reptisun 8 0 or 10 0 along with a heat lamp for basking.
Staying in the water too long can also increase the chance of turtles contracting shell rot.
However little did i know that a turtle will become my favorite animal.
Do red eared sliders need a heat lamp.
Red eared sliders being ectothermic regulate their temperature by the ambient temperature.
