Which ones do you have the 100 watt or 160 watt?[hr]
okay I am reading and a lot of reviews say stay away from zoo med cause they go out quickly... does anyone use this??
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OS0VMO/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
also for a night time light is there a certain mercury vapor bulb...
HOW BEAUTIFUL!
That is what I want... well once I get way more experienced and older in age!!! That is an awesome picture... you should buy some black poster board and set them on it and take a picture! :)
Yeah I was thinking about doing that, but I just didnt want it NOT to heat up the cage very well. The enclosure is big and I am going to build a bigger one that will have higher sides... so I guess I will do a 100 watt and then if that isnt enough replace it lol... THANKS!
To be very honest I dont know.... Mine is somewhere between a year and two years... the woman I rescued her from had no idea and gave me some crazy age that was totally wrong!
Have you owned this tortoise for 5 years? I say he is pretty small... can you go on ahead and measure him from the...
Do you have thermometer in there? What type of light is it?
TEMPERATURES IN THEIR HOUSING:
Tortoises require a range of temperatures to be provided for proper thermo regulation. 75ish on the cool side with a bright basking area in the low 90'sis about as close to ideal as you can probably...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002AQDJ0/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Is this what most people use? I have a sulcata and a russian tortoise. I have been using UVB but my 6 months of use are here... so I figured if those are better than I need to upgrade.
My concern is that 160 watt would get to hot?
I am reading old post and copying and pasting what I am finding....
Bermuda hay and Timothy Hay always available, lots of weeds(I'll cover those species in another post), fresh grass clippings (or just fresh grass, when it grows wild), spineless opuntia, occasional organ pipe cactus (with the...
On this thread a long time ago there was a "caresheet" for sulcatas? Well at least I thought there was... can the administrators make a locked thread thing about sulcata basic care and good trusted sites and food management for newbies on the site?? That way they dont have to spend a long time...
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You need to get him some cypress mulch (buy it at lowes 2.80 a bag) calci sand is not good by itself can cause problems.. do soak him with warm water (mine dives his head under water for not even more than a second probably to wash off)... watch the humidity levels in his cage too...
Mine bites my fingers as well... she has since I have gotten her! And come to find out my little Zsa Zsa is not a girl but a BOY! And I also talked to one of my newly tort friends that have RTs and she says that her male RTs bite more than her female ones... so I dont know maybe your little girl...
KBAKER... WOW that is very impressive!!! I have no idea how much it takes to hatch eggs... I am glad for your diary of what you did!!! And what happens in the process of an egg hatching! You make me very confident you are great keeper of your tortoise eggs! :) They are amazing!!!! WONDERFUL...
I was wondering if anyone had an enclosure they would like to sell... or if you are a good craftsman making one? I am planning on making one in a month or so BUT I am a full time student with three kids and I just don't want a weekend in project taking a month or more lol...
I live in...
You should try cutting some grass and putting it in a dish in the shade and check on it and see if he is eating. I live in Austin, TX and it is really hot here! May want to buy one of those easy up tents one of the small ones and make him a nice shaded area with one of those kiddy pools for...
Oh I see on the 85% thing! Yeah see that was the cool thing about bok choy that stuff last! And yeah I found out from calling a friend we have a lot of healthy produce places that have exotic foods/produce that other places don't carry. So, I am going to check it out today after school! I just...
Okay for one I was not arguing it is called a statement! You dont have to be so dang rude to me! I was just saying the reason why I don't buy it. And yes I have a routine I am not stupid! My tortoises are like my children when I wake my children up I wake up the tortoises by turning on there...