what tortoise species needs lots of bright light and regular exposure to full sunshine?

Question

The choices are:

American Box Turtle
Indian Star Turtle
Tropical Wood turtle
Hingeback Tortoise

Answer 1

All turtles and tortoises need full spectrum lighting, regular bright light to bask in and love being out in the sun. Not enough will set them up for certain diseases and conditions such as Vit. d defeciency, soft shell and shell rot.

Answer 2

1. Box and wood turtles are not true tortoises (Family Testudinidaes).

2. All need good lighting, but the Star tortoise comes from the sunniest habitat.

3. The other species come from woods or jungle habitats that offer less direct sunshine.

Answer 3

Tortoises can do without natural sun light but need some source of UV light(ultra-violet),in fact all reptiles do!!!!!
All reptiles need vitamin D to build strong bones,shells etc and can not convert it from there food with out UV light.If people dont get UV they suffer from scurvy(vit D deff).
Most good reptile shops will stock a range of UV lights and most good ones will not sell you a replile unless you have one.They are not expensive(£15-£30) and if you are going to get a tortoise(£100 upwards)its not alot.
Bright sunshine is the best sourse of UV and will be of benifit but a UV light will do the job.
Make sure you give the animal as wide a variety of food as you can and a good vitamin suppliment and you wont go far wrong :)

Answer 4

Dunno, but all tortoises and turtles need lighting anyway, ive got a Hermanns tort, he basks about 8 hours a day

Answer 5

All of the above.

Answer 6

all of the above

Answer 7

ALL OF THEM NEED UVA, CALCIUM, VITAMINA A AND MULTIVITAMINS !!

REPTILS ARE ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW A LOT ABOUT TURTLES´CARE ....

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Answer 8

all of 'em