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Does the Brazilian tortoise need a back lamp? How to sun the back?

Marie Schrader
2020-06-16 00:09:43
When breeding Brazilian turtles, they need to be provided with a certain amount of light every day, and appropriate light is helpful to their growth. If you usually have enough light, you don't need to bask in the back lamp. If you encounter rainy weather, when the light is not enough, you can use the back lamp to provide light appropriately. However, the daily light time should not be too much, maintain 1-2 hours is better, too long light will lead to dehydration of the Brazilian turtle. In addition, we should pay attention to avoiding strong light.
Does the Brazilian tortoise need a back lamp? How to sun the back?

1. do Brazilian turtles need backlights

When raising Brazilian turtles, they need to provide a certain amount of light every day, which can promote their growth and improve their disease resistance. Usually do not need to bask in the back lamp can be decided according to the specific situation, you can prepare in advance, in case of emergency. If the weather is good and the light is abundant, then let the Brazilian turtle receive natural light directly, without the back lamp.

In case of overcast and rainy weather, if the light is not enough, you can properly bask in the back lamp. However, we need to pay attention to the daily light time should not be too long, control in 1-2 hours is better, too long may lead to dehydration of Brazilian turtles. In addition, we should pay attention to avoid too strong light, which can also cause dehydration of Brazilian turtles and adversely affect their growth.

2. how do Brazilian turtles bask in the sun

When breeding Brazilian turtles, you can choose a certain time, and then take them out of the container every day to bask in the sun. Pay attention not to put them on the concrete floor when sunning their backs, this kind of ground absorbs heat very quickly, the temperature of the ground may be relatively high, may scald the Brazilian turtle. You can also put some stones in the container, so that the Brazilian turtle can climb up to bask in the sun without taking out the container. In addition, special attention should be paid to the time and intensity of light, not too long, not too strong light, to avoid dehydration of Brazilian turtles. If encounter overcast and rainy day, natural light is insufficient, can let Brazilian tortoise bask in back lamp, time can be controlled in 1 hour.

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