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hi, i have a russian, 3 yrs old. he is in a 5ft by 2.5ft enclosure that has a screened top (chicken wire). i have been using a powersun 100 (on top of the chicken wire) but i looked at a chart and noticed that may be too far from him. he is 15 inches away from it. should i get a stronger mvb...

hi, i have a sulcata hatchling and am setting up a closed chamber. I have a flourescent uvb light, but im confused about what to use for the basking area heat. i also heard mercury vapor bulbs are too strong for hatchlings. I have a zilla mini halogen bulb for now. any suggestions would be...

hi, i live in the northeast (mass) and wanted to grow some hibiscus for my sulcata. i see so many types of seeds that i can buy. im not sure if all of these are safe. could someone suggest a safe hibiscus that could grow in the northeast?

I got an 18 inch flourescent fixture and took off the plastic covering and installed a reptisun 10.0 uvb t8 bulb for my baby sulcata. The flourescent fixture is resting on a metal grate like chicken wire (not screen). It is about 7 inches above the basking area. He isnt staying in the...

Is it better to use an mvb like reptisun or flourescent tube? (Baby sulcata)

Can I use a flourescent fixture from home depot and put a reptisun 10.0 in for a uvb light (baby sulcata) or must it be a reptile specific (zoomed) fixture? Recommendations of flourescent fixtures Also, how do I install a ceramic fixture for a basking lamp into a closed chamber and have it...

I have a baby sulcata and am building him a closed chamber to last a while. It will be 8x4x4. Im concerned about the basking area temp. At 48 inches tall, would it be impossible to have a basking area around 95 degrees because the bulb would be about 40 inches from the basking spot? It would...

I have only been able to feed grocery stores like collard and mustard greens because the temps here are still low. I have a baby sulcata I am wondering how many times a week I should be using calcium with D3 or and multivitamin.

i am just wondering if i have a large enclosure like 8 long by 4 wide, would i need more than one uvb fixture? would i try to have uvb run through half or more of the enclosure? i replied to someone and asked this question but did not post it prior....im still learning to use the site. i...

im thinking about buying a premade enclosure for my baby sulcata. it was made of birch plywood, then the inside has porcelain tile painted white and sealed with kennel seal. it has 2 heat lamp fixtures and one flourescent. it has sliding acrylic doors. it has 4 vents. im wondering if the...

I am still having trouble with humidity . I have a wooden box that is 3 x 2 x 1 for my baby sulcata. One part of it is a metal grate. I have covered the metal grate with foil tape except for a small section in the back for air flow and have openings for the lights. I am using cypress mulch...

Hi, i have a baby sulcata and i wanted to feed some grasses. Any ideas about grasses that can grow in the northeast US that are good for sulcatas. Also, the research that I have been doing about diet has been confusing. Some say to feed things like kale, Romaine, and collard greens others say...

Hi, i heard humidity for a baby should be 80%... how do i accomplish this? Im misting.. i have heat lamps and uvb. Using cypress mulch and the hide has moist spaghnum moss. Its a long rubbermaid with screen top. My humidity is a bit over 40% with all this