enyoueffsea
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First of all - hello all. New to owning a tortoise so hence, new to the forum!
Done a lot of research prior to the purchase, the tortoise arrived yesterday (no name yet, waiting for the mrs to decide!). Just wanted to share a quick photo of the viv to welcome any comments and ask a few quick questions.
Behind the bushes in the middle is a large log hide, which the tortoise can easily walk through or sit in (has sat in there quite a lot so far). I added in the stone underneath the light for a good heat source, help file the nails and a different texture to walk over.
There is a small ball in there in case the tortoise decides to take up a footballing career, the thing that looks to be glowing to the right of the ball is a piece of half-eaten lettuce. In the far right corner is a water bowl, which is surrounded by moss and stones.
The house is full of moss, which I hope the tortoise uses at night for sleeping.
I plan to get more plants to hang from the top which will cover the entire back wall and I also have a bridge that can be put in the viv but I only plan to chop and change when this goes in to add a bit of variety for the tortoise and keep it active with new things to do.
There is a UV light along the top (covering the full length) and the basking lamp. At the far right there is a humidifier/fogging system that pumps in to keep the viv humid.
The substrate on the floor is a "jungle bark" substrate that is advertised as being good for humidity and red foot tortoises.
My first question, is does this look suitable? And any suggestions/comments that you feel necessary.
Secondly, the lights/humidifier are currently on a timer system. The heat lamp comes on first in the morning, then the UV light and finally the humidifier. I did this to try mimic the natural habitat, you'd expect it to warm up in the morning, then the sun comes out and as both of that happens it goes more humid. Does this sound okay? There is about 45 minutes in between each thing activating.
Finally, I would like to ask how long the humidifier should be left on for? Currently it's being left on for about 8 hours a day (and off at night) - is this correct?
The tortoise is registered with the local vet (who has a vet that specialises in tortoises) and we decided we'll take the tortoise in a couple of weeks for a general check up after it has had chance to settle in. Followed by annual check ups.
Thank you all for your help in advance, I'm sure I'll have lots more of questions as we come along and hopefully I can get expand my new knowledge!
Done a lot of research prior to the purchase, the tortoise arrived yesterday (no name yet, waiting for the mrs to decide!). Just wanted to share a quick photo of the viv to welcome any comments and ask a few quick questions.
Behind the bushes in the middle is a large log hide, which the tortoise can easily walk through or sit in (has sat in there quite a lot so far). I added in the stone underneath the light for a good heat source, help file the nails and a different texture to walk over.
There is a small ball in there in case the tortoise decides to take up a footballing career, the thing that looks to be glowing to the right of the ball is a piece of half-eaten lettuce. In the far right corner is a water bowl, which is surrounded by moss and stones.
The house is full of moss, which I hope the tortoise uses at night for sleeping.
I plan to get more plants to hang from the top which will cover the entire back wall and I also have a bridge that can be put in the viv but I only plan to chop and change when this goes in to add a bit of variety for the tortoise and keep it active with new things to do.
There is a UV light along the top (covering the full length) and the basking lamp. At the far right there is a humidifier/fogging system that pumps in to keep the viv humid.
The substrate on the floor is a "jungle bark" substrate that is advertised as being good for humidity and red foot tortoises.
My first question, is does this look suitable? And any suggestions/comments that you feel necessary.
Secondly, the lights/humidifier are currently on a timer system. The heat lamp comes on first in the morning, then the UV light and finally the humidifier. I did this to try mimic the natural habitat, you'd expect it to warm up in the morning, then the sun comes out and as both of that happens it goes more humid. Does this sound okay? There is about 45 minutes in between each thing activating.
Finally, I would like to ask how long the humidifier should be left on for? Currently it's being left on for about 8 hours a day (and off at night) - is this correct?
The tortoise is registered with the local vet (who has a vet that specialises in tortoises) and we decided we'll take the tortoise in a couple of weeks for a general check up after it has had chance to settle in. Followed by annual check ups.
Thank you all for your help in advance, I'm sure I'll have lots more of questions as we come along and hopefully I can get expand my new knowledge!