I have a qeustion about lighting and soil.

[batmanjosh5000]

Hahaha ya that's a good point. Organic poison would definitely not be healthy lol! And I think I'll just buy bags of dirt and sand at lowes since I want to move him into the new enclosure fast.


Also I tested the basking lights. The three flood lights together would only get 130f if there really close to the platform. Would I need more lights or can they be really close to the basking platform? Or maybe it will make a difference once I put the dirt in.

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by batmanjosh5000

Hahaha ya that's a good point. Organic poison would definitely not be healthy lol! And I think I'll just buy bags of dirt and sand at lowes since I want to move him into the new enclosure fast.


Also I tested the basking lights. The three flood lights together would only get 130f if there really close to the platform. Would I need more lights or can they be really close to the basking platform? Or maybe it will make a difference once I put the dirt in.

Hi, how close are the halogens to the basking object? You also need to take into consideration the animal`s body will be that much closer to the bulbs/heat.