gotcha... redfoot nerd... you're such a nerd lol.. thx for the info.. i've replaced my system with a mercury bulb, as far as the blacklight, that was just for me to light the room so that i can see her without having to turn on the mercury as a lightsource at the few minutes im looking at her...
awesome. thanks dude.. so much info..
ok
- i should get rid of the a and b and get a mercury vapor which i should set for 14hrs a day...
-the infrared or blacklight was suppose to be for me to look in the enclosure while the other lights are off.
(i dont want to provide any UV or little...
kool. i'll keep that in mind for when i set the timers.[hr]
how about infra-lighting? is it bad/good? how long should the exposure be? any alternatives at heating. im finding it difficult keeping the temperature right without the uva light onn.. im using the heating pads but im not trying to...
i've been trolling around and havent found my answer regarding lighting, if it's been discussed can someone post me a link please :D but anyhow, i'm in the process of setting the timers for the light... im unsure of how long i should have each light on.. i have a uv-A and uv-B aswell as a...
i'ts about 2.5 sq ft. and thx for the info madkins i will await the results of your experimentations although iw as looking for a humidifier for sheila and saw the small crabs and hermits aswell.. here is a pic of what it looked like a few days ago. i've since added the thermometers and fogger...
im getting the humidity gauge tomorrow and check out the humidity.. if the humidity isnt at a good level ill get a fogger or something that'll check out.. any suggestions before i go get the gauge on what else i should get or stock up on?
hello to all, my name is david and on christmas 09 my wife naty surprised me with a redfoot tort. i have never owned a turtle before let alone a tortoise. i started reading up online and came across this forum where i've gathered tons of information. i have since put my tort in a large but...
Salutations to all, i just got my redfoot tortoise (sheila) and im in the process of decking her enclosure out and was wondering if she can share her enclosure with any other critter? or if i missed a prior topic where this issue was discussed if you can just paste a link here that would be...