My two baby sullies....
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Yes. Minor pyramiding, but the newer growth looks much better than the original growth. Looks like you caught it and stopped it plenty early.
Mmmmm... Let me re-phrase... They were on their way to pyramiding with their first few growth lines but it looks like they are not now. Yes. That's a better way to put it.
Mmmmm... Let me re-phrase... They were on their way to pyramiding with their first few growth lines but it looks like they are not now. Yes. That's a better way to put it.
will it smooth back out?
No, it will not smooth out but as they get larger the raised scutes will look less and less dramatic. Just keep them hydrated and humid and they should be fine.
Just keep up the humidity and do what you are doing. You will never see signs of it if you continue this...
mainey34 said:
It's hard keeping it above 50% humidity. I have a hide box with moss I spray it down 2 or 3 times a day. What else can I do
I was having the same problem keeping humidity above 50% I switched half of my substraight to cypress bark and add two warm glasses of water daily. The coco bark dried outta quickly for me. But I am a newbie at this so experienced owners please correct me if I am wrong here.
Here is what you can do. Its also what you should do.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-32333.html
What you need to be doing is simulating the african rainy season that sulcatas are hatched into. Hot, wet, humid, lots of food everywhere. This is very difficult (if not impossible) in an open topped enclosure in a North American home with our heaters running all winter and our air conditioners running all summer.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-32333.html
What you need to be doing is simulating the african rainy season that sulcatas are hatched into. Hot, wet, humid, lots of food everywhere. This is very difficult (if not impossible) in an open topped enclosure in a North American home with our heaters running all winter and our air conditioners running all summer.
Tom said:
Where do you get the coco coir? is it the same stuff like at the pet stores the eco earth stuff?
Your babies look very nice. The best improvement that you can make, if you haven't already done so, is to cover as much of the top of the enclosure as you can. This will keep more of the humidity in even with the substrate that you are using. It will also hold in more heat so you want to be careful not to over heat your babies. A thermostat is useful to keep the temperature at a constant level.
After closing off the top of my enclosure I added a second water dish to increase the humidity. Later, when I was pressed for room in the enclosure I replaced the second water dish with a big sponge on top of his humid hide.
After closing off the top of my enclosure I added a second water dish to increase the humidity. Later, when I was pressed for room in the enclosure I replaced the second water dish with a big sponge on top of his humid hide.
Dizisdalife said:
what kind of substrate do you use. also where do you get the thermostat? and what kind of sponge? alot of them have soap already on them
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