Ben mccabe
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I picked up my little one year old tort (Berty) on the weekend the shop seem to of have me some naff advise on substrate, Iv currently got play sand mixed with top soil.. He also told me it wouldn't need spraying with water and just to change it every 3 weeks and spot clean, after reading some really helpful threads it seems I am doing things wrong.
I'm looking at ordering some coco coir, which I will hand pack down and spray to dampen once a day? Correct me if I am wrong.. To get the correct humidity.
My set up had a UVB tube the length of the set up and a basking lamp in one corner which keeps the temp at around 32degrees, these are kept on 12 hours through the day and turned off at night.
Also after reading some posts on here I am going to get a thermo plug and CHE for night times so if the temp drops belowlow 70f (I'm reading) it turns on to keep the encloser warm.
With both of these and trying to get my humidity level right am I ok to just spray and moisten substrate once a day? Or would I have to do it fairly often.. I spray all the substrate even in Bertys cave he likes to chill in.
Any help would be great thanks
I'm looking at ordering some coco coir, which I will hand pack down and spray to dampen once a day? Correct me if I am wrong.. To get the correct humidity.
My set up had a UVB tube the length of the set up and a basking lamp in one corner which keeps the temp at around 32degrees, these are kept on 12 hours through the day and turned off at night.
Also after reading some posts on here I am going to get a thermo plug and CHE for night times so if the temp drops belowlow 70f (I'm reading) it turns on to keep the encloser warm.
With both of these and trying to get my humidity level right am I ok to just spray and moisten substrate once a day? Or would I have to do it fairly often.. I spray all the substrate even in Bertys cave he likes to chill in.
Any help would be great thanks