Thanks again for the input. The basking spot is now up to 90, just from the cardboard on top of the enclosure. I purchased some plexiglass today to go over the top as a permanent solution. Despite the coldness of my basement, my temps are almost there; just a very few degrees to go on the cold...
Forgot to say, it's in the house; in the basement, which is finished. We just live in a cold area, so when the ground is cold, the basement is always about 10 degrees colder than our upstairs, even with the heater on. Unfortunately, a table of that size can't move upstairs; half of my kids...
Wow, I guess I should have asked earlier! I read a ton of stuff before planning my build, and never read anything that sent me in the direction of a closed-top enclosure. Everything I read led me toward building a tortoise table. :(
Unfortunately, at this point, I really can't rebuild or...
What material could I use to close it? I'd really prefer not to use wood; my kids will constantly be moving the wood so they can see. Would something like plexiglass work? And do I just leave a big opening around the MVB/CHE lamps? The enclosure is only a foot tall, so I can't very well put...
Thanks, Yvonne! I hadn't ever really considered covering it; I left it open so the kids could interact with the RTs. What would one normally cover it with that would trap heat?
So far, the male has been pretty timid; he isn't adjusting to the new place as well as the female is. Thanks for...
Hello, new Russian Tortoise owner here. :)
I'm trying to get the heat on my tortoise table to the correct level for my Russians. They live in my basement, where the heat is usually in the 59-64 degree range, ish (I live in a cold area). They are in an open-top tortoise table that I built...