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burnt toast 24-02-2015 08:57 PM

Tortoies Trust Study Artificial Lights
 
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/article...inghealth.html

Ozric Jonathan 03-03-2015 12:23 AM

Where are all the comments then?

burnt toast 03-03-2015 09:51 PM

Sorry Jon, it wasn't copied from their forum it was an e-mail that came through to me. I started to read it but must confess got busy & haven't got back to finishing it yet! :)

Ozric Jonathan 05-03-2015 12:49 AM

No need to apologize. I'm sort of in a similar position, hoping someone would summarize it for me. Hence my post trying to promt someone to do that!

I shall resolve to read it through....soon

Gordon 05-03-2015 08:24 AM

I have flicked through it very quickly and from the bit I took in was artificial lighting is no good for our animals :shock::shock::shock::shock:
Now I'm no brain surgeon but surely that doesn't take a lot of work that one out:)

alley cat 05-03-2015 09:49 AM

I too skimmed through it due to its length!!
It basically says that artificial lighting\uv still has a long way to go to do the same job as the sun.

Ozric Jonathan 05-03-2015 10:13 PM

OK so we get them outdoors as much as we can so long as it's adequately warm etc.

I wonder what marvelous new outdoor habitat ideas the TT is going to share with us? Sounds almost too good to be true - no huge expense or energy needs etc.

Kirkie 11-05-2015 01:01 PM

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/climateframe.html

Not blowing my own trumpet but its not dissimilar to setups I use. My tortoises and box turtles have been outside since March. Finding materials which allow UVB through isn't easy but if the enclosed space allows them to get up to a sufficient body temperature they venture out into the open areas anyway.

sandy 11-05-2015 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirkie (Post 652600)
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/climateframe.html

Not blowing my own trumpet but its not dissimilar to setups I use. My tortoises and box turtles have been outside since March. Finding materials which allow UVB through isn't easy but if the enclosed space allows them to get up to a sufficient body temperature they venture out into the open areas anyway.


Same here Dave:0)
Great to see you posting again.

Kirkie 11-05-2015 06:59 PM

Hello Sandy.

It is a good solution that the TT have come up with in the link I posted.
Having flexability in the design is key so you can add and remove shade and ventilation elements. One of my initial experiments in this kind of setup hit 47C air temperature in direct sunlight in March so needed some adaptation but the methods in the article are very sound.

I've "accidently" (couldnt find them in the autumn) hibernated tortoises outdoors in this kind of "giant coldframe" set up. Deep, deep substrate areas are needed so they can burrow and thermoregulate themselves.


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