1 year old Eastern Box Turtle
1 year old Eastern Box Turtle

 

  Box Turtles of North America


 
 
 
 

 


UVB Output of Various Bulbs

(microwatts/cm²)
 

Bulb

UVB

UVA

Distance From Bulb
*recommended distance

T-Rex Active UVHeat

SB 100-WATT FLOOD LAMP

150-294

 

1'*

SB 100-WATT FLOOD LAMP

100-150

 

20"

SB 160-WATT FLOOD LAMP 250-300  18"*
SB 160-WATT FLOOD LAMP 75-150  2'

MEGA-RAY MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS

60 watt
(does not produce heat)

 250-300

 

1'*

60 watt
(does not produce heat)

125+

 

4'

SB 100-WATT FLOOD LAMP

150-250

 

1'*

SB 100-WATT FLOOD LAMP

100-150

 

20"

SB 160-WATT FLOOD LAMP 250-300  18"*
SB 160-WATT FLOOD LAMP 75-150  2'

Zoo Meds Powersun UVHeat

 

60 watt
(does not produce heat)
856401' *
60 watt
(does not produce heat)
65 482'
flood 100 w

50

400

1' *

flood 100w 12.51102'
flood 160w85 6401'
flood 160w65 4801.5' *
flood 160w25 3202'
flood 160w11 1423'
flood 275w66 7202' *
flood 275w48 5202.5'
flood 275w 30320 3'
flood 275w20 1804'
spot 100w100 17002'
spot 100w70 11302.5' *
spot 100w40 5623'
spot 100w30 4004'
spot 160w137 15003'
spot 160w100 12004' *

Capture The Sun Mercury Vapor Bulbs

flood 100w107 40030cm (~1')
flood 160 w 15764030cm (~1')

ESU Super UV Coil Lamp

13 watt3 14 
20 watt3 14 

SunSeeker

160 watt flood 2 6"
160 watt flood 0 12"

Fluorescent Lights

Reptisun 5.0 10231'
Iguana Light 5.0 10231
Reptisun 2.04 121'
Sun Seeker 8.0 3 1'

ESU Super UV Reptile
Daylight Lamp

3 7 

Natural Sunlight

equator265  
Illinois256  
Texas220  
South Carolina
11/22/04 @12:00pm
220
full sun
  
South Carolina
1/1/05 @12:30pm
112
partly cloudy
  
South Carolina
2/01/05 @12:30
156
full sun
  
UK50  
 

 

 

 

All material herein © '2000 - 2008 "aboxturtle.com  and Joseph E. Heinen DC". All Rights Reserved