Lampade per tartarughe d'acqua dolce: UVB/UVA/HID e vapori di mercurio - Quale scegliere?

Lamps for freshwater turtles are an essential tool for indoor housing (aquariums). They not only allow proper growth through the absorption of vitamin D3 but also the correct production of hormones and the consequent manifestation of natural behaviors such as feeding, sociability, reproduction... Go to the lamp link: https://www.eticoreptiles.it/categori... Go to TartaRescue: https://www.tartarescue.org/ Book a TartaConsulting: https://www.eticoreptiles.it/prodotto... 0:32 Aquarium at home or habitat in the garden? Why it is always better (when the species allows it) to have an outdoor environment exposed to the sun. 1:21 How does thermoregulation work? Turtles are ectothermic reptiles and reach their ideal body temperature by moving in space and approaching/moving away from heat sources. For example, thermoregulation is easily visible when turtles bask on the emerged area. 2:52 how the light spectrum of lamps influences the production of hormones in reptiles. 3:31 the ideal light spectrum for reptile lamps should be composed of: visible light, UVA/UVB and IR or infrared light. 4:09 the €15 turtle lamps often sold online that promise to illuminate your reptiles with UVA/UVB actually do not have a glass filter and could emit large quantities of UVC that are potentially toxic to turtles. 5:27 infrared spot lamps are not an acceptable solution because in addition to emitting only IR they only emit red light. A single spot lamp (not red) does not emit UVA/UVB anyway so individually it is not acceptable unless coupled with a compact UVB lamp. 6:22 compact uvb lamps can be a solution in combo with the spot ones, however they emit uvb only at close distances and they consume quickly. 7:08 the mercury vapor lamp emits a good part of the colors of the light spectrum, Uva and Uvb and even IR, it would be the perfect solution if not that it distorts some colors making the turtles' vision tend towards purple when they are basking. This factor is certainly solvable with a support LED lamp that illuminates the terrarium. 8:08 Hid lamps are the best on the market, they perform better than mercury vapor from every point of view, however they require ballast to work and consume slightly more. 9:07 how to choose the perfect model for your aquarium? Surely based on the size to be heated we will choose the wattage: whether 30/50/80 or 100 watts. 10:05 how to measure if a lamp still emits Uva/Uvb with the digital tester or with the dedicated card. 11:27 keeping turtles in front of a window does not allow us not to insert any lamp since the glass naturally shields Uva and Uvb rays.