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Pat · Level 2 Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 30

Should I leave the UV light on all night in the turtle tank????

Jdude101 · Level 3 Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Georgia

no, you need to replcate night and day, and if the light is on 24 hrs a day than that wont reecreate natural sunlight

Pat · Level 2 Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 30

So I should turn the light off at night??????

Jdude101 · Level 3 Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Georgia

i keep mine at 12 hrs day, 12hrs night

Pat · Level 2 Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 30

Do you have a heater in the tank and what about hibernation????

Jdude101 · Level 3 Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Georgia

i do have a heater but in the winter it is harder for my heater to keep temps up. i have em 80-76 year yound because i have babies, id probably keep em 74-78 if they are adults. and only hibernate them if you want to breed, otherwise it is unneccessary

Pat · Level 2 Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 30

I have two male RES and they were given to me by a friend. They are about three years old now. He gave them to me in April so this is my first winter with them. They were great eaters but now they have slacked off eating. They look fine though. Right now they finished basking and are swimming around the tank. I will go and see if they want to eat something now.