Found a Tortoise table in the USA

[Zoe Smith]

I just got a baby red foot because I'm new to this.

Don't know if anyone else had the trouble I did finding a custom tortoise table in the US but I finally found a place that makes them! Just wanted to share and save people the time.

I also wondered if anyone here has advice on how to keep space warm at night when the heat lamp (mercury vapor) is off at night, besides the zoomed heat pad? Can one use the heat rocks?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Zoe welcome to the TFO from AZ . Heat pads and rocks are not good because torts are not made to be heated from the bottom and if they malfunction they may burn the torts bad . But they make ceramic lights they don't give off light just heat and from the top . Have a great tort day. !


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[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, Zoe and welcome to the forum!

Like Grandpa turtle said, you can buy a CHE (ceramic heat emitter). It screws into the light socket fixture and provides heat without light.

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome

 

[ginamarie89]

Great piece of advice I'll take for the CHE! Figured leaving the basking light on all night wasn't great and I hate the pad and rock heaters...


Gina Marie

 

[ginamarie89]

And welcome Zoe! Best of luck with your red foot. And I like that table, where did you purchase it from?


Gina Marie

 

[StarSapphire22]

I second the advice given about the heat rocks.

You may find you have trouble with a table and a redfoot, with the high humidity needed for this species. A table won't retain humidity well on its own.

 

[Tort-Rex]

How large is the tortoise table? (Just wondering)

 

[rothsauce]

Have never been crazy about heat rocks, had a very bad experience with one that proved fatal to a pervious pet (non-tortoise). Personally wouldn't trust them for any critter.

As others said, ceramic heaters are the way to go!

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[alysciaingram]

Welcome! Do you have a website or business name where you purchased the table from?

 

[ginamarie89]

Welcome! Do you have a website or business name where you purchased the table from?

Please lol


Gina Marie

 

[mojo]

Welcome Zoe