Hello,
I am just wondering how 'wet' a healthy eye should be. Yesterday I noticed that my hatchling (born mid Oct 07) had a wet eye - a little bit like he has been crying. He only has one eye so I cant compare to the other one! Other than that his eye seems shiney and opens well. He looks...
Hi Danny,
What is the average inches that such a bulb should be at for the babies to achieve basking spot of correct temp. Is 14 inches the absolute minimum?
Regards
Laura
Hi Lynn,
I have just ordered a similar lamp for my babies (one born mid oct, the other early Nov); a hobby uv sunlux 160watt. I would be interested to hear what you read about such bulbs as I don't want to harm my little dudes? I am just finishing off making them a tortoise table, and way...
Hello,
I got my 'rabbit cage today, but unfortunately when I got home I took it into the garden shed to fill with soil and sand the plastic base broke. The sand and soil were a bit wet (was planning on drying it out in house for a few days) so heavy ish and the base could not take the...
Hi all,
Excellent, thank you everyone for all your information, pictures. I can't wait to go to the pet shop after work tomorrow and get their new home. I was going to get one in the first place, and then ended up going to a specialist tortoise shop and being sold a load of rubbish. Poor...
Hello all,
Excellent. Thank you everyone for all the information. I can't wait to finish work tomorrow to go and get a tortoise cage. I hope they like their new home to be.
Excellent - thank you I will order the same (sunlux one). Do you keep it on a 12 hour cycle or similar? Do you know what the allday light is? Maybe does not give off enough uv a/b?
Cheers
Laura
Hi
Thanks for your posting. Do you use the uv/heat bulb by powersun - or can you suggests an alternative brand? What wattage do you find works best? And what hight do you need to suspend to get hot spot of 95F (ish)?
Regards
Laura
Hello,
Sorry for all these postings, I am just trying to get a good set up for my hatchlings since I messed up by getting a viv which i am now going to sell on to a lizard or something.
Just wondering if anyone has successfully used one of those indoor rabbit cages as a tortoise table...
Hi,
I am based in London. Are you sure my setup is good enough? I feel mean keeping them in a modified viv when I (now know) that a home-made tort table would be more ideal. I am having problems with temperature as you suggested. Cool end is too cool. I tried the 100 watt basking...
Hi Danny,
I have the heat lamp at right end, and uv at left end. Should I put the second basking lamp that you suggest in the middle. Maybe it be better to get one of those mercury vapor lamps plus the 25 watt lamp? You know I have them in a modified viv environment (sliding doors have...
The enclosure is just under 1m by about 30cm. His nose is dry - can see nostrils clearly. Eyes look ok too. How do I warm up the cold end?
Cheers
Laura
Hi,
Poor little onei. Could his lack of eye / head formation have anything to do with the fact that he can not bite. I give him mega chopped up food, where as twoi (my other hatchling) can bite through anything and has whole leaves. I often have to help onei eat by pushing food into his...