Introducing Rogue

[Ben Page]

We picked up our adult male Russian from ATC yesterday. My daughter loves him and just sits by his cage. The cage is finally complete less the plants. I have lots potted up and I'm waiting for them to become established before putting them in the enclosure. I'm looking forward to many happy years with him and I want to thank everyone here for all the help in getting his home ready.

 

[wellington]

Glad your enjoying him. One suggestion. If it's not, hard to tell for sure in the pics, sink the dishes in the substrate so the rim is level with the ground. Also, don't forget and update pic once you have the plants in there.

 

[Yvonne G]

Very nice.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Excellent.
I'm sure you will quickly fall in love and spend many happy years together.

 

[Gillian M]

A warm welcome to you and to your cute tort to the forum.

 

[Ben Page]

I am concerned with the temperatures in the enclosure. Using a temperature gun I am testing the temperatures in the cage. I have 95 on the stone under the heat lamp, 72 under the fluorescent light but it is only 67 on the other end which is where I have his hide. Should I move the humid hide to the hot end or even add another so he can have a hide in both ends? What should I put in the humid hide to increase humidity? Are these temps high enough? I have the fluorescent light as high as it can go, it is 13" above the substrate so I can lower it to increase the temps. The lighting is an Arcadia D3 6% T8 Reptile Lamp and an 5000k light and I have a 90 Watt Chromalux halogen flood basking bulb on a dimmer for the heat.