Winter night time heating

Michelle:) · 17-09-2013, 10:26 PM

Hi
I know this has probably been asked a lot.
What can I do to stop turbos table from getting too cold over night? We don't have the heating on over night, unless it is snowing. When I checked on turbo this morning her table was 15c at 7.15 I'm worried that as it gets colder she will get too cold through out the night. I know that it shouldn't drop below 10c, so how can I keep her table above that, without keeping her basking bulb on?

Is it dangerous if it does drop below 10c?
Thank you to anyone if you can help 😊

emma_mcraf · 17-09-2013, 11:56 PM

A lot of people use ceramic heat emitters (CHE's) on a thermostat, others use infra red bulbs on a timer. The warmer you can keep the table at night, the easier it is to overwinter and have alert, active torts through the winter.
I don't like my tables temperatures dropping under 15 degrees.

Catwoman63 · 18-09-2013, 08:36 AM

I use ceramic heat emitters on a thermostat that doesnt allow the temperature overnight to go below 17c, if the temperature went below 10c they will start to go into hibernation mode and its dangerous if there is food in their gut x

Michelle:) · 18-09-2013, 11:41 AM

Thank you
Where can I get that from? The pet shop I got some stuff from have started selling snakes so I can't go in there! lol.
Turbo isn't very active, she sleeps quite a lot even when it was hot. She used to stay in her hide most of the day, unless we got her out. I bought her some pots of pansies last week and now she stays hid behind 1 of those all day but is under her light, so I'm not worried now

Pussygalore · 18-09-2013, 01:15 PM

the only thing I'll say is that if the room is cold then any extra heat you're trying to put into the table will just be lost, heat rises and the cold room will just gobble it up. If you really can't heat the room and aren't hibernating you might have to think about a cover over the table at night to keep the heat in or even a vivarium for winter use.

Catwoman63 · 18-09-2013, 01:29 PM

i made a concertina type wooden lid with hinges that folds back during the day and folds flat ontop of the table for overnight and usually this has worked well for keeping the heat in and drafts out x

17-09-2013, 10:26 PM	#1
Michelle:) Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12	Winter night time heating Hi I know this has probably been asked a lot. What can I do to stop turbos table from getting too cold over night? We don't have the heating on over night, unless it is snowing. When I checked on turbo this morning her table was 15c at 7.15 I'm worried that as it gets colder she will get too cold through out the night. I know that it shouldn't drop below 10c, so how can I keep her table above that, without keeping her basking bulb on? Is it dangerous if it does drop below 10c? Thank you to anyone if you can help 😊

17-09-2013, 11:56 PM	#2
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	A lot of people use ceramic heat emitters (CHE's) on a thermostat, others use infra red bulbs on a timer. The warmer you can keep the table at night, the easier it is to overwinter and have alert, active torts through the winter. I don't like my tables temperatures dropping under 15 degrees. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

18-09-2013, 08:36 AM	#3
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	I use ceramic heat emitters on a thermostat that doesnt allow the temperature overnight to go below 17c, if the temperature went below 10c they will start to go into hibernation mode and its dangerous if there is food in their gut x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

18-09-2013, 01:29 PM	#6
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	i made a concertina type wooden lid with hinges that folds back during the day and folds flat ontop of the table for overnight and usually this has worked well for keeping the heat in and drafts out x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

18-09-2013, 11:41 AM	#4
Michelle:) Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12	Thank you Where can I get that from? The pet shop I got some stuff from have started selling snakes so I can't go in there! lol. Turbo isn't very active, she sleeps quite a lot even when it was hot. She used to stay in her hide most of the day, unless we got her out. I bought her some pots of pansies last week and now she stays hid behind 1 of those all day but is under her light, so I'm not worried now

18-09-2013, 01:15 PM	#5
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	the only thing I'll say is that if the room is cold then any extra heat you're trying to put into the table will just be lost, heat rises and the cold room will just gobble it up. If you really can't heat the room and aren't hibernating you might have to think about a cover over the table at night to keep the heat in or even a vivarium for winter use.

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