Outdoor run

stan794 · 12-02-2014, 12:58 AM

Hi
I'm in the middle of sorting my outdoor run and enlarging it as getting a couple more hermanns. I plan to make them a living area inside my garage for night time so wondered if people with a similiar set up could help me out with what I should put in the run.
So far I have a small kennel that I've converted and stuck a basking lamp in there, should I bother with a uv seeing as they will be outside. I will have uv inside the garage for when they can't go out of course. Gonna put a small cold frame in there too.

lynnedit · 12-02-2014, 02:40 AM

To me it sounds as if you have it covered.
I don't put UV in my cold frames or outside hides, just something for warmth so they can bask in the morning or intermittently on a cloudy day.
Mine like to go outside as often as possible, even if they go back for a warm up.

Pussygalore · 13-02-2014, 05:12 PM

I used to use my old combined bulbs outside in the kennels I doubt they had much in the way of uv left but were still good for light and heat. each new batch of hatchlings in the summer had a new bulb and outside made good use of the old.

12-02-2014, 12:58 AM	#1
stan794 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belper Posts: 43	Outdoor run Hi I'm in the middle of sorting my outdoor run and enlarging it as getting a couple more hermanns. I plan to make them a living area inside my garage for night time so wondered if people with a similiar set up could help me out with what I should put in the run. So far I have a small kennel that I've converted and stuck a basking lamp in there, should I bother with a uv seeing as they will be outside. I will have uv inside the garage for when they can't go out of course. Gonna put a small cold frame in there too.

12-02-2014, 02:40 AM	#2
lynnedit Member Hatched Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Washington State, USA Posts: 332	To me it sounds as if you have it covered. I don't put UV in my cold frames or outside hides, just something for warmth so they can bask in the morning or intermittently on a cloudy day. Mine like to go outside as often as possible, even if they go back for a warm up. __________________ Lynne Horsfields 1.3.0 Ornate box turtle 0.1.0 Pacific NW, US

13-02-2014, 05:12 PM	#3
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	I used to use my old combined bulbs outside in the kennels I doubt they had much in the way of uv left but were still good for light and heat. each new batch of hatchlings in the summer had a new bulb and outside made good use of the old.

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