General questions about indoor housing and lamps

tortoisefankerry · 23-02-2008, 06:30 PM

I was wondering if it is ok to make my tortoise table out of mdf as its cheap to make also i would use a paint over it i know in another topic that has been posted it says use a water based paint so is this ok to use because i want it kind of waterproof because the table will go soggy and that wouldnt be very good!

Also with the lamps i want to get one of the heat and uv combined one with a dome reflector (the silver dome one and the t-rex 100w flood lamp) to go around this is this enough or do i need another uv strip or basking lamp aswell because im not completley sure on wether it will be enough. Do i need anything for night time to keep it wwarm or cool it down etc. (As you are probably thing im new to this but i want the very best for my tortoise) Im planning on getting a hermann tortoise and the size of the table top will be 1 meter 10 length by 60 cm width.

Any help would be appreciated!
Thankyou!!

aramintalovegrove · 23-02-2008, 08:06 PM

Hi my tables are made out of MDF and varnished so that is fine.

linda · 23-02-2008, 08:23 PM

i think the 100 wat should be fine for your table

what temps does your home drop to at night

tortoisefankerry · 23-02-2008, 08:39 PM

I wouldnt have a clue what temp is it supposed to be around? Because if its lower then what my house is then what can i put in it to cool it down?
With the mdf and varnish is there any specific varnish or paint i need to use or is ordinary stuff fine?
Thanks

linda · 23-02-2008, 08:46 PM

hi

any pet safe varnish will be fine

i really doubt you will ever have to cool a table top down

buy a thermometer and check you normal room temps at night

most houses do not drop below 10c

so hermann torts will be fine overnight infact they need a night time drop

23-02-2008, 06:30 PM	#1
tortoisefankerry Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plymouth Posts: 8	General questions about indoor housing and lamps I was wondering if it is ok to make my tortoise table out of mdf as its cheap to make also i would use a paint over it i know in another topic that has been posted it says use a water based paint so is this ok to use because i want it kind of waterproof because the table will go soggy and that wouldnt be very good! Also with the lamps i want to get one of the heat and uv combined one with a dome reflector (the silver dome one and the t-rex 100w flood lamp) to go around this is this enough or do i need another uv strip or basking lamp aswell because im not completley sure on wether it will be enough. Do i need anything for night time to keep it wwarm or cool it down etc. (As you are probably thing im new to this but i want the very best for my tortoise) Im planning on getting a hermann tortoise and the size of the table top will be 1 meter 10 length by 60 cm width. Any help would be appreciated! Thankyou!! __________________ XxXKerryXxX

23-02-2008, 08:39 PM	#4
tortoisefankerry Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plymouth Posts: 8	I wouldnt have a clue what temp is it supposed to be around? Because if its lower then what my house is then what can i put in it to cool it down? With the mdf and varnish is there any specific varnish or paint i need to use or is ordinary stuff fine? Thanks __________________ XxXKerryXxX

23-02-2008, 08:06 PM	#2
aramintalovegrove Member Juvenile Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 980	Hi my tables are made out of MDF and varnished so that is fine.

23-02-2008, 08:23 PM	#3
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	i think the 100 wat should be fine for your table what temps does your home drop to at night

23-02-2008, 08:46 PM	#5
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	hi any pet safe varnish will be fine i really doubt you will ever have to cool a table top down buy a thermometer and check you normal room temps at night most houses do not drop below 10c so hermann torts will be fine overnight infact they need a night time drop

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