If i get a herman tortoise would i need to keep the mercury vapour lamp on all the time?

Question

is it neccasary to keep the mercury vapour lamp on all the time i know that when they hibernite they dont need the lamp on and i know wehn its warm they should be outside in a pen but if its not to warm or to cold could i keep it in a giant indoor rabbbit cage inside my shed which is quite hot most of the time (just for in the day) ?

Answer 1

Well it depends where you live

Check this site

http://www.thetortoiselady.com/page17.ht...

Answer 2

Does the sun stay up 24/7? No. Turn it off at night. Unless it gets real cold at night in your house, you don't need any heat at night. And keeping a light on constantly will stress your tortoise out.