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[Cpyle0819]

Hi all. I'm Corey from Florida. I joined just to interact with other owners and get advice when needed. I have two redfoots that I keep indoors because I live in an apartment. I use a coil UVB lamp (please advise. I read these are bad.) and a ceramic heat lamp. Their enclosure is a turned bookshelf with some cypress mulch substrate. I feed them various greens daily along with some calcium spray and dehydrated meal worms a few times a week. I also mist daily and heavily. Let me know if you see any glaring health issues. Thanks!




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[Yvonne G]

Hi Corey:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

Your tortoises might benefit from a partially covered habitat. Covering it will keep the evaporating moist air inside for a longer period of time.

 

[Madkins007]

Hi all. I'm Corey from Florida. I joined just to interact with other owners and get advice when needed. I have two redfoots that I keep indoors because I live in an apartment. I use a coil UVB lamp (please advise. I read these are bad.) and a ceramic heat lamp. Their enclosure is a turned bookshelf with some cypress mulch substrate. I feed them various greens daily along with some calcium spray and dehydrated meal worms a few times a week. I also mist daily and heavily. Let me know if you see any glaring health issues. Thanks!


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They look a little dry. keeping humidity up on an open table can be a pain in the neck, and what you do about it depends on your situation. I generally recommend some sort of cover or tent over the table, and I also like in-substrate waterproof heating elements.

There is a link in my signature that may help. Even if the stuff I wrote does not help, there are lots of links!

 

[dmarcus]

Hello Corey and welcome to the forum...

 

[pdrobber]

welcome

 

[Tony the tank]

Welcome

 

[bubbles01]

Welcome to TFO!