Do you have a Kane heating pad? What temp do you keep it at? I think my oil heater might have gone out, but I really can’t tell and it’s hard to replace since the design of his shed is so awkward. It was our first one! When we move in a few years he’ll get a new one
Humidity for Sulcatas winter enclosure?
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queen koopa
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Yes, Kane heat pad. The floor of the shed is 61 F degrees on a rubber mat. Heat pad goes on that, I have the External Rheostat set with the arrow slightly under/or on low. When the ambient is 60 F, the mat ranges from 78-92 per the temp gun. The mat is long so she can situate herself and move to warmer or cooler side. Her shed heats up to around 78-80 on its own still during the day. I leave it on through the day as well.
queen koopa
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Little update on koopas shed. We put in a plywood ceiling. This will reduce the space of the room and keep from losing all the heat to the top area of the shed. Already holding a better temp. Still looking for a better oil filter. But since we have reduced the cubic space of the room, should be easier to heat and therefore hoping these new fancy oil heaters will work. Already returned one.. but that was with all the damn ceiling space.
Maybe add a small phone behind the oil radiator to move the warm air around
Auto correct- nuh uh that is getting up for work at 0400!
queen koopa
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So I think I need to do this. Just worried about losing the only humidity I’ve got in there ya know! ? She is well hydrated.
Well, silly. . . you needed to insulate the ceiling too!
That's a very nice shed. He should be pretty happy in there this winter.
I don't worry about humidity for my big sulcata. I think that's mainly for the smaller ones. In the wild the big sulcatas poop and pee in their burrows and that makes their resting spot more humid, but when they're out and about, there's minimal humidity for them. Don't be too quick to clean up the poop. I only clean out Dudley's shed once a week.
That's a very nice shed. He should be pretty happy in there this winter.
I don't worry about humidity for my big sulcata. I think that's mainly for the smaller ones. In the wild the big sulcatas poop and pee in their burrows and that makes their resting spot more humid, but when they're out and about, there's minimal humidity for them. Don't be too quick to clean up the poop. I only clean out Dudley's shed once a week.
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