Yeah I've noticed a few people have said that, I ordered a laser thermometer from Amazon which will let me know the temperatures around the enclosure, I plan to have the enclosure active for a week or so before I get the tortoise just to make sure the temperatures are stable, but I would wait...
Yeah I ordered the heat ommiter, it was actually you who suggested them haha, thanks for doing so :), it's just the substrate, food plate and most of all thermometer/s I'm worrying about
Hi, sorry for making another topic again (third in the past week) but I will soon be getting a Russian tortoise and want to give him/her the best life they could possibly have and I was hoping you guys could suggest items for my enclosure.
I will need a thermometer that can automatically turn...
Hi, I will be getting a Russian tortoise in the coming months and at the moment am in the process of converting a bookcase into an enclosure.
What I'm wondering is, is the light (pic below) a UV/Heating and Basking light? And also I'm from Scotland and so it's not humid at all here so would I...
So after reading your suggestions I bought a bookcase, I've lined the inside with shower curtains and wanted to know what you guys think, is it safe? and if not what should I do instead?
Thank you :) I've looked at quite a few bookcases instead online but I'm still unsure about the lighting, as I'm not sure if I should have multiple lights as the enclosure is bigger, and im looking into how I would make the wood at the bottom waterproof.
Thanks for the replys, with the lights would I keep them in a centralised location within the bookcase? Or would I put one at either end, and turn each on/off depending on day or night?
Hi, I'm hoping to get a horsefield/Russian tortoise in the near future. I've been looking up tortoise tables and have seen one which I think looks okay and is spacious, it's called the Vivexotic Viva Tortoise Table but I'm not sure which bulbs I should get and where to place them and was...