hello from SC!! Crouton Dave's owner

[CroutonDave]

Hello everyone!! I am new to this forum. I have a 3 yr old 20lb sulcata named Crouton Dave (Crouton for short). He is a handful and a half He lives outside in a modifies doghouse just about ready to graduate to his 10×12 barnstyle shed. Any advice on heating is welcomed (well all advice is welcomed) . I am currently trying to figure out the best way to heat his shed the most efficiently.

 

[Jacqui]

Hi and welcome!

 

[Careym13]

Welcome to TFO!! Love the name Crouton!

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome. I would use a portable oil filled space heater. I use one here in Chicago, along with basking lights and Che for night time more direct heat. You probably don't need as much as I do. Put the heater on a thermostat and with a little adjusting, it should work great.

 

[Merrick]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Crouton Dave.
Not sure tortoises would make good croutons.
They would sink in the soup.
Have you looked under the enclosures section?
Lots of good ides there.

 

[CroutonDave]

Thanks!! yes they wouldn't be very good in soup. Yes I have looked I got a few ideas going.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello

 

[Alaskamike]

I've found an important item , not to be overlooked with heat is insulation , top sides even bottom depending on how many degrees difference you have to heat. You can spend allot of $ heating the great outdoors with a poorly insulated box/ shed.

The oil radiant heaters are cost and heat efficient , durable and pretty safe You can build a little wall around them so tort can't touch them.

The flap door ( if you use that , should be fairly thick plastic and overlap well. I used clear auto floor mats to make mine.

20# is a nice 3 yo. I have one that age that's only 9#.
Welcome.

 

[Carol S]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[Speedy-1]

Hi and welcome from the desert !

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Where in S.C.?
A lot of us hail from there.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[pam]

Welcome