Alex and the Redfoot
Well-Known Member
> it’s a simple tort table 2x4ft 13in depth
It needs to be covered with something like a greenhouse top to keep humidity and temperatures in the recommended range.
> I have a 24in t5 ho Arcadia pro 12% d3 UVB strip that will be hanging from 550 paracord 12 in above shell height in the enclosure likely starting on the cool side going in I was thinking.
12 inches is too low, these lamps are usually mounted at 18 inches or so.
> Heat will be a 100w uva repti zoo intense basking spot
This looks like a spot bulb. However, you need a flood bulb for the basking zone (like Arcadia Solar Basking Floodlight). 65-75W are usually fine, but you may try a 100W if you hang it high enough.
> I was going to add that moss for humidity
Don't use it. In a closed chamber you'll get enough humidity just through evaporation from wet substrate.
> Other than that current temps are 79F 69% Humidity in the current room (living room) which is where this baby will be.
Room parameters aren't really relevant to environment in the enclosure. Due to higher temperatures because of heating and lightning humidity will be much lower.
> I also have a CHE 150w which should’ve been a 100w as a backup for ambient)
Be sure to run CHE on thermostat, just in case.
> dusted with calcium maybe x3 week
Once a week a small pinch of calcium powder is enought, just to even out possible deficiences. You can find calcium rich foods in the grocery store too.
You can also get Mazuri 5M21 pellets and give them once a week as a supplement. Also, you can try Mazuri LS or ZooMed Grassland for the same purpose, but tortoises often refuse to eat them despite their better content.
It needs to be covered with something like a greenhouse top to keep humidity and temperatures in the recommended range.
> I have a 24in t5 ho Arcadia pro 12% d3 UVB strip that will be hanging from 550 paracord 12 in above shell height in the enclosure likely starting on the cool side going in I was thinking.
12 inches is too low, these lamps are usually mounted at 18 inches or so.
> Heat will be a 100w uva repti zoo intense basking spot
This looks like a spot bulb. However, you need a flood bulb for the basking zone (like Arcadia Solar Basking Floodlight). 65-75W are usually fine, but you may try a 100W if you hang it high enough.
> I was going to add that moss for humidity
Don't use it. In a closed chamber you'll get enough humidity just through evaporation from wet substrate.
> Other than that current temps are 79F 69% Humidity in the current room (living room) which is where this baby will be.
Room parameters aren't really relevant to environment in the enclosure. Due to higher temperatures because of heating and lightning humidity will be much lower.
> I also have a CHE 150w which should’ve been a 100w as a backup for ambient)
Be sure to run CHE on thermostat, just in case.
> dusted with calcium maybe x3 week
Once a week a small pinch of calcium powder is enought, just to even out possible deficiences. You can find calcium rich foods in the grocery store too.
You can also get Mazuri 5M21 pellets and give them once a week as a supplement. Also, you can try Mazuri LS or ZooMed Grassland for the same purpose, but tortoises often refuse to eat them despite their better content.