Adopted turtles... don't know what they are, can anybody help?

[Mephys]

I have used the compact UVB bulb with my water turtles for over 2 years now with no problems what so ever.

I know that turtles don't get the same amount of UVB exposure as Beardies or Geckos since that are in the water most of the time and UVB don't penetrate the water very deep. I am on a turtle forum and I have never heard of the compacts causing problems.

Then again my bulbs are far enough from where the turtle basks and most of them are mud turtles that bask very little. I will research more on this.

By the way, you got very map turtles there! I don't know which subspecies, but you could always post pictures on this forum in the turtle identification section, there is a few experts on there and they can identify anything blindfolded

http://www.turtleforum.com/forum/upl...?showforum=111


Edit: I clicked the link about the surveys and they said the tests were done in 2005 and the compact bulbs emitting have been changed since then thus the results are no longer applicable and new tests are in progress.