Hi everyone! I'm really curious is it in the wild radiata tortoise are occasionally eating protein foods like insects or eggs? I'm really confused since the breeder where I've got my tortoise is giving her torts once in a three weeks a new born mice and advising me to give mine tortoise an egg...
I'll consider a bigger enclosure in a recent year or two. Also I have a small pyramiding with my radiata and already applied higher humidity policies to stop it. I've read on the forum information that extra Virgin Coconut oil might also help to halt pyramiding. Tom, do you personally recommend...
Tom thanks for detailed replies. I'll stick to the idea you've mentioned originally. I've increased the height of the lamp to 45 CM above the ground and put in on timer for 7 hours a day only. I'm planning to buy a solarmeter as well to figure out what are the levels of UV I do actually have...
Tom thanks for explanation. It's really hard to figure what's a perfect set-up of enclosure. The previous owner of my radiated tortoise recommended me Arcadia T5 12%, if I knew in advance I'll probably buy a 6% which gives milder UV index of 2.5 only at 50cm height. Also I'm already using an...
I'm keeping RH up by automatic spraying system. Humidity sensor is located just between two CHE. So enclosure is sprayed every 1 hour interval. Just a bit afraid of not creating too much dump in the enclosure
Thanks for replying. Another question I'm a bit confused. I do have Arcadia Pro T5 desert species lamp 12% and led light for overall light in the enclosure. In the care sheet it's mentioned 2.5 to 3 UV index. But how many hours a day do you normally run your UV lamp? Another confusion for me...
Another advice I'm looking at is about use of ceramic heaters. I've read a lot of information on the forum regarding basking lamps and their effect on pyramid of the tortoise shells. What do you think by using CHE and keeping the temperature underneath them up to 33c will it be enough for my...
Hi everyone. Just got my baby radiata recently. I would like to confirm with experienced keepers if I'm doing OK with my tort. So I do have enclosure 140 × 60 x 50. Temperature is controlled by termoregulator and two ceramic heaters 100w each. Humidity is between 70 to 90%. Temperature...
Are you residing in Moscow now? Frankly speaking I'm not happy with Russian beaurocracy either. sounds funny, but I'm almost sure that it's easier to import something to Russia then to export. We'll see how does it work, if I get success I might help you. So I believe that you interested...
OK. The plan of action is following, once I arrive back to mother Russia, I'll try to contact owner of nature Park next to my place and check her experience with importing of aldabras from abroad. Then check with airport customs in Moscow. Afterwards when I know for sure what docs needed I'll...
Thanks for info. I've just searched on Russian web, seems to be there's no private breeders locally. Also just a year ago a nature Park near my place ordered 4 juvenile aldabras from Mauritius. I'll try to contact them and see what they say. My point is even if I fly to Florida and by torts...