Maggie:
I am using a red heat lamp. Unfortunately I threw out the box , and don't remember the brand name. It is 100watts, currently clamped at 14 inches off substrate, so about 11 inches from the tort. I have an aloe vera plant at home, would it be better to try applying some fresh aloe...
Maggie:
I turned off the 250 watt bulb but have noticed that her head is a bit tan now and she has two tan spots near her eyes that are turning white and flaky. I feel like such a fool, I just assumed that she would have moved if she got too hot. I had no idea that I could be burning her...
:(Can someone please tell me what the proper distance between my tort and her heat lamp should be. Not sure if I am burning her. I've recently noticed that her head is starting to flake/peel in 2 spots ever so slightly, and that the top of her head seems slightly darker in color. Her table is...
:rolleyes:Trying to warm up my tort table, and am getting a CHE today. Someone had mentioned that 100 watts would be suitable. Will 1 CHE be enough to warm up an entire open 5 1/2 foot by 3 foot OPEN TOP table? Temps ranging from 64 degrees in cool side to 79 degrees in the warm area...
Right now 3/4 of the table is covered in towels so I can try to trap some heat. The cooler end is what covered because I'm too afraid to put the towels near the heat lamp and then go to bed. The cool end is registering at 64 degrees(night temp) and the warm end near the heat lamp is at 78...
You're right, I was just hoping that you guys had some enlightened tip on how to keep it clean.This morning I pulled out plantain leaves and grass that she had dragged through it. Oh well, clean water is overrated anyway, right. (insert sigh of frustration here)
Thanks!
Janine
Yes, the lamp is hung so that it is about 5-6 inches from the tortoise's carapace. It is a red heat lamp 100watt Reptisun, I believe. Stays on 24-7. No UVB in that lamp. We have a daytime Reptisun 10.0 48"inch tube that stays on 12-14 hours, but throws no heat.
With the humidity at 60%...
Ahh, ha! You're right, I do have it in the wrong spot, up against the outter wall. She does laps around the perimiter of the table. I will move it to the middle and see how that works out.
Thanks!!:shy:[hr]
Yes, we have a bit of a piglet on our hands!:D[hr]
The reason for the...
Just recently moved our 10" Sulcata out of an aquarium tank into a new
tort table. Can't seem to warm things up. 68 degrees in the cool zone and only 79 degrees near the hot zone. She has a 100 watt basking lamp about 5-6 inches off carapace. (directly under the heat lamp is the only really...
My tortie's water bowl (large terra cotta saucer) is always filled with muddy, dirty, water because she walks through it. Substrate is mostly loam with some sand and coir mixed in. I have the bowl surrounded on all sides with with 6 inch slate pieces and then a layer of timothy hay 3 inches...
Hi,
I can't see any of your pics. My hubby and I are trying to build a tort enclosure/table this weekend for a 4lb 10 inch sulcata. Trying to get ideas. Might you be able to email the pics directly to me?
My email is [email protected]
Thank you.
Janine