I think our next move will be to double the size of the enclosure with the next size up tub, and I’ll add a wood hide partially buried, and a basking stone, and we’ll place it where it gets half deep shade and half sun. I’ll also invest in a heat gun so I can make sure the temperature gradient...
Thanks! All good advice. His substrate is actually deeper than it looks, it’s about 8”, and he has burrowed under during the heat of the day. We had considered doing a hide UNDER the soil substrate. He goes indoors at night, but I try to give him as much ambient daylight as possible. Is...
It’s not getting below 80 right now, but in the winter I may need to supplement heat. Right now for heat I fill his dish with warm water from the shower and give the substrate a shot of warm water. It’s incredibly humid right now so it’s quite easy to keep his soil damp enough to squeeze into...
Aloha all! Meet Archelon. I have a small organic permaculture food forest [emoji269] on the big island of Hawaii. I’ve always wanted one of these guys, and finally made the leap. I wanted a larger older tort, but couldn’t find any. I even called all the islands humane society’s and asked if...