Type of basking light and fittings for outdoors?
Posted: 15 Mar 2022, 16:48
I have two female Hermann tortoises and I'm looking for some advice about the types of basking lamps and fittings for outdoor use.
I am in the process of updating their outdoor enclosure and am so excited about it as It's something I've been saving for for a while! We have builders making a brick enclosure with mesh lidded panels 13ftx7ft. They have a large coldframe with UV penetrating glazing raised on a couple of courses of bricks to give me space to add a basking lamp. It's all looking great!
I have an electrician putting in the electric cables down the garden and into the coldframe in the next week or so. So my question is.. once he has put the electric box with the sockets inside the coldframe do I then just use the normal basking bulbs, thermostat and fittings that I would use indoors or is their something specific for outdoor use. I'm worried what will happen if they get damp. Do they need to be put in a waterproof box? I haven't a clue and I know the electrician is going to ask me these questions soon. If you've got any advice or links to products then I'd be really grateful.
Thank you
Denise
(and torts Mabel and Daphne)
I am in the process of updating their outdoor enclosure and am so excited about it as It's something I've been saving for for a while! We have builders making a brick enclosure with mesh lidded panels 13ftx7ft. They have a large coldframe with UV penetrating glazing raised on a couple of courses of bricks to give me space to add a basking lamp. It's all looking great!
I have an electrician putting in the electric cables down the garden and into the coldframe in the next week or so. So my question is.. once he has put the electric box with the sockets inside the coldframe do I then just use the normal basking bulbs, thermostat and fittings that I would use indoors or is their something specific for outdoor use. I'm worried what will happen if they get damp. Do they need to be put in a waterproof box? I haven't a clue and I know the electrician is going to ask me these questions soon. If you've got any advice or links to products then I'd be really grateful.
Thank you
Denise
(and torts Mabel and Daphne)