Red Footed Tortoise Heating/Lighting and Humidity
red footed tortoises are diurnal so they need a 5.0 (tropical) UVB bulb. which basically means medium UVB bulb (sold at pet stores)for 12 hours per day. the red footed tortoise needs a 75-100 watt basking bulb. if your house gets cold at night you will need to get a infrared night bulb to help maintain the cold nightime temperatures. night bulbs come in 3 colors-red, blue and black. here is a list of temperatures and humidity levels to keep the red footed tortoise:
HUMIDITY: 50-80%
DAY TIME TEMPATURE: 80-90' F
DAYTIME BASKING TEMPATURE: 95-100' F
NIGHT TIME TEMPATURE: 70-80' F
HUMIDITY: 50-80%
DAY TIME TEMPATURE: 80-90' F
DAYTIME BASKING TEMPATURE: 95-100' F
NIGHT TIME TEMPATURE: 70-80' F