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Zoo Med Deluxe Porcelain Clamp Lamp Review

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Zoo Med Deluxe Porcelain Clamp Lamp
Choosing heat and light bulbs for your box turtle’s home is only half the battle. Then you need to decide what lamp fixture to use. One with a ceramic socket is always a good choice. It will let you use the widest variety of bulbs.

So if you decide to try a different bulb, you’ll still be able to use the same lamp fixture. Most of the time, anyway.

This Deluxe Porcelain Clamp Lamp is a solid choice. It does have a porcelain socket. It clamps securely to the habitat or another sturdy object. And you can cover it to protect you and your pets from burns.

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Zoo Med Wire Cage Clamp Lamp Fixture Review

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Zoo Med Wire Cage Clamp Lamp

The Zoo Med Wire Cage Clamp Lamp fixture is just the thing for high heat emitting bulbs like ceramic heat emitters (CHEs).

The wire cage is safer for use with these bulbs than an enclosed dome. In fact, according to Zoo Med, this fixture is the only one UL rated for use with CHEs.

It has a ceramic socket, a clamp to hold it in place and an adjustable arm.

Zoo Med warrants this fixture for 1 year.

(Zoo Med item number LF-10)

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Zoo Med Precision Dual Thermometer/Humidity Gauge Review

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Zoo Med Precision Dual Thermometer/Humidity GaugeThe best way to keep your box turtle healthy and happy is to keep his home at the right temperature and humidity. And keeping a thermometer and humidity guage in the habitat is the easiest way to keep an eye on those levels.

This precision thermometer/humidity gauge from Zoo Med displays both, making it quick and easy for you to get readings at a glance.

It’s a dial-type unit, not digital, so the readings may be less accurate than a digital one. But box turtles are less sensitive to minor variations than some other reptiles. So if you’re looking for a decent unit at a decent price, this may be all you need.

Please Note: This is not the Zoo Med Economy Thermometer/Humidity Gauge. Although that one seems very similar to this one, they are not the same item.

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Zoo Med ReptiHalogen Bulb Review

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ReptiHalogen bulb from Zoo Med

The ReptiHalogen Heat Lamp from Zoo Med is made specifically to use with reptiles. It provides the heat your box turtle needs, along with UVA rays that stimulate feeding and breeding.

The bright white light makes him look more vibrant, too. So you’ll both be happier!

The bulbs are delicate, but with careful handling (actually as little handling as possible), they can last up to a year.

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Zoo Med Digital Terrarium Thermometer Review

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Zoo Med Digital Terrarium Thermometer
The Zoo Med Digital Terrarium Thermometer is a simple way to keep an eye on the temperature in your box turtle’s habitat. Just place the probe, turn on the display and you can see the temperature at a glance.

The display unit hangs conveniently outside the habitat, so it’s easy to see and read.

And the display is digital, so so you don’t have to stop and stare at little lines to figure out the right reading.

It’s not perfect (yellow? Really?), and you might have to get creative if you’re hanging it on a wood habitat (suction cups won’t stick!). But it gets the job done at a good price.

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Zoo Med PowerSun UV Bulb Review

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Zoo Med PowerSun UV LampThe Zoo Med PowerSun(R) UV is a self-ballasted mercury vapor lamp. These are all-in-one lamps that give off light, heat and UV rays (both UVA and UVB) at the same time. This makes them great for creating a healthy basking area for any reptile, including your box turtle.

The UV light penetrates farther than standard UV bulbs, so if you have a tall habitat to keep your boxie from escaping, enough UV can still get to him.

In smaller enclosures this bulb might be overkill and could heat the whole thing too much (you may have to experiment with where to put it to avoid this).

You do need to use the PowerSun bulbs in a ceramic socket (no plastic or other materials), but you don’t need an external ballast (a ballast controls the electrical current to the light). So they’re almost as easy to use as a regular bulb, but they give your pet all the light and heat he needs.

It is important to note that these bulbs do contain mercury. But so do the compact fluorescents we’re all being forced to switch to, so that shouldn’t make much difference at this point. It’s just something to keep in mind.

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Zoo Med Analog Reptile Thermometer Review

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Zoo Med Analog Thermometer


Keeping your box turtle within his preferred temperature range is important to his health. The simplest way to monitor temperatures is with an in-habitat thermometer that’s easy to read at a glance.

The Zoo Med Analog Reptile Thermometer is an inexpensive way to do just that. You can even place two or three along one wall to make sure your heaters are creating a good temperature gradient for him.

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Zoo Med Nocturnal Infrared Heat Lamp Review

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Zoo Med Nocturnal Infrared Heat LampThe Zoo Med Nocturnal Infrared Heat Lamp is sort of a combination of the company’s nightlight red bulb and the basking spot lamp. It’s made of red glass, providing very good heat transfer and a red glow like the night light. But it’s designed to focus the heat emitted on a small area right below the lamp, like the basking light.

Since box turtles don’t need high heat overnight, this bulb isn’t strictly necessary (unless you have a sick or injured turtle that needs more heat). But if you prefer the red light over the white, this bulb is a perfectly good alternative to the basking spot lamp (although the basking area is a bit bigger).

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Zoo Med Night Light Red Heat Bulbs Review

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Zoo Med Night Light Red Heat Bulbs are incandescent bulbs made using red glass, so the light emitted is red, not bright white. This way, you can provide your pet with nighttime heating without disrupting his day/night cycle. If you’re using a basking lamp during the day, this bulb may not be strictly necessary for your box turtle, since they generally do fine with cooler overnight temperatures. On the other hand, it makes a convenient set-it-and-forget-it, 24-hour heat source, especially if you use it with a thermostat or rheostat.

It also provides enough light that you can see your pet at night. It is important to remember that the light emitted does not provide either UVA or UBV rays. If your pet does not get regular time outside, you will need a separate bulb that does provide these light rays.

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Zoo Med ReptiTemp Rheostat Review

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Zoo Med ReptiTemp RheostatUnless you’re very lucky, your heat lamp or other heat source will probably not keep your box turtle’s habitat at the right temperature without a little help. The Zoo Med ReptiTemp Rheostat is a simple, economical solution. Just a quick turn of the dial increases or decreases the amount of heat coming out of the heater. And that increases or decreases the temperature in the habitat.

It can control a lot of different heaters, including heated rocks. In fact, if you want to use a heated rock, you need a rheostat to make sure it doesn’t get too hot and burn your pet. (Although we personally don’t trust the safety of heated rocks, even when attached to rheostats … but that’s a different issue/review!).

Zoo Med guarantees the product for one year (as long as you don’t get it wet).

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