(08-14-2012 05:24 AM)wellington Wrote:  The UVB light. Looks too high to give out any useful UVB it also looks like one of the compact coil type, which is bad for torts eyes. I also think you should give a natural substrate. Should always Strive for as natural a habitat as possible. Also, I can't figure out, is the enclosure inside or outside? The hose makes me think out but the wood table makes me think in. If it gets sunshine not through glass then the UVB isn't needed. Also a water dish that they can get in and out of is needed 24/7 they will use it when they need to or want to. Maybe make if ground level so they don't have to climb up to it and they may use it more. My leopard likes the water area he can just walk into and not have to climb up over a lip to get to, lazy maybe

Yes that what I also think of my UVB light, too strong light, hurts my own eyes... But I still can't find another type here in my country. What kind of UVB light do you usually use? Enclosure is my back terrace, and no glass to cover the sun. How long you think the torto needs to get under sun light per day?

Well for substrate, I still try to figure how to make them as natural without destroying my back terrace

Little water dish is there for him, and he's been using it properly to drink. And my soaking dish is also at ground level, but I see my aldabra always hesitate to go in, although water is swallow. Many people says aldabra loves to soak in, but seems mine is not!!! Any tips on how to make him comfortable with water? I do soak him every morning under the sun light for 20 minutes though.

The light, I meant was to far away from the tort to be any good. However, if you can get your torts outside in the sun at least three times a week or more for an hour or more, you don't need artificial UVB. What country are you in? As long as you soak them, then not a big deal that they don't soak themselves. Just always have water available for them. You could lay some plastic or even that reptile carpet you are using and put some plain dirt or even coconut coir on it. The carpet will help keep it in place somewhat.

(08-14-2012 01:13 PM)wellington Wrote:  The light, I meant was to far away from the tort to be any good. However, if you can get your torts outside in the sun at least three times a week or more for an hour or more, you don't need artificial UVB. What country are you in? As long as you soak them, then not a big deal that they don't soak themselves. Just always have water available for them. You could lay some plastic or even that reptile carpet you are using and put some plain dirt or even coconut coir on it. The carpet will help keep it in place somewhat.

I'm from Indonesia, tropical country. It's sunny almost whole day here except when raining.

Updated pictures of Megatron, Bumblebee and Big Bertha

I love your aldabra!

(09-01-2012 08:13 PM)AustinASU Wrote:  I love your aldabra!

Thank you Austin.

Aldabra is pretty rare in my country and available ones are all from wild catch. I just hope I can raise it properly

I like you pics. And LOVE your Aldabra :-)

I LOVE the names and the troops too!

(09-04-2012 02:23 PM)TortoiseBoy1999 Wrote:  I like you pics. And LOVE your Aldabra :-)

Thank you, RF and marginata are nice too.
Now my planning is to get more local torto from my own country

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(09-04-2012 04:15 PM)allegraf Wrote:  I LOVE the names and the troops too!

Yes!! Too bad I can't mix the troops into 1 terra

They seem acting quite nicely to each other when I get them together

Megatrons growing nicely. Love that name.

(09-05-2012 09:12 AM)mctlong Wrote:  Megatrons growing nicely. Love that name.

The way aldabra eats

I just hope he's done with his shedding soon and he will be looking even better

Please find below pictures of my new Radiata that I adopted yesterday.







I try to start feeding her also things that I usually feed to my other torts.
Grass, bit greens, hibiscus and several mazuri. She only goes for the hibiscus and only eats a bit grass. I think she prefers his food pile as bedding



And here torts pictures taken together. So hard to take it as Bumblebee always keeps moving around. Oh he also thinks that the new one is food, always trying to take a bite on her shell or feet