indian star setup. Advice please

[gjsmithers]

Hello
Thank you for reading this post and if you can offer any help or advice i would be really grateful.

I have a large tortoise table built by myself measuring 8ft x 3ft, which is to house 4 female indian star tortoises. I have at the moment fitted 2 UV strip lights the full length which are set on a timer staying on for 13 hours a day.

Now my dilemma is i want to create a warm environment with a hot end etc. At the moment i have fitted a 100w ceramic heater at one side but the other side is too cold.
What do others use for heating in larger enclosures?

Once again thank you for any advice

[zx4g]

What is the temp at the cold end and
And the room temp?

[gjsmithers]

Originally Posted by zx4g

What is the temp at the cold end and
And the room temp?

The room temp is 23.6 degrees which is the same temp at the cold end

[zx4g]

Sounds good to me, I have hot spot of 39 and cold end is 22,
Central heating on constant so can't drop below 21.
I'm sure some more experienced keepers will be along soon. X

[gjsmithers]

thank you, was just a little worried my cld end was too cold

[EJ]

For the cool end I suggest a temperature of 25C for most all tortoises that the keeper wants to remain active.

Check out the links in this thread...

http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=48415

Originally Posted by gjsmithers

thank you, was just a little worried my cld end was too cold

[gjsmithers]

Thank you EJ, just had a look at the link. It does help me get on the right track