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In case anyone else is interested, I found a product designed to produce a night time temp drop. The settings are based on the actual time of day. The best part? It looks far easier to operate than inkbird. It's not cheap, but possibly not much more in cost than running a second heat source...

Thanks for the suggestions guys. It sounds like I may need to follow one of these work-around methods to achieve this goal. I know plenty of timers have multistage functionality, so it seemed to me that there had to be a few thermostats out there that could work that way too.

Thanks for sharing. It sounds like you have a really effective combination of methods. I bet ABG is neat. I'd love to visit there one day, maybe the next time we drive to Florida. I'm thinking about mixing up a few ingredients, then adding a layer of leaf litter above, so I will probably...

I'm trying to find a thermostat with timed, multistage settings to provide a cooler nighttime period without turning off the heat source completely. The idea is to achieve about 87F ambient during the day, then drop to about 81F at night, to create a somewhat natural cycle. This is for a...

And a link on "bioactive" substrates: https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/bioactive-substrate-update.14965/ Now to mix all the info together.

I have continued searching this sub forum and found some good reads. However, I turned to Google and have come up with a couple nice sources. One is a thread on this site, which draws on many individual experiences...

I can't say for certain that this will work better, as the 'trial' hasn't occurred yet, but I believe a mixture of elements to be better than one alone. Frankly, I think an actual soil would be great, but then there would be sand to deal with, and clay too - I don't think silt on its own is...

I performed a search of the substrate forum and didn't see any mention of ABG substrate. It stands for Atlanta Botanical Garden, since they created the formula. Mainly, it was developed for growing tropical plants, like epiphytes, that need some moisture retention in the potting soil, but also...

Thank you so much for the IDs and advice. I know that was a lot of photos to post at once. I see now that I should have found a way to show one plant at a time and add scale. I will do so for a few and post soon. Btw, the 3rd pic was a mistake, I think they are both milkweeds. I'm glad to...

There is always something that will work, depending on your budget and determination to see this happen... First suggestion is to hire a backhoe or mini excavator operator to dig that hole and anything else you might need dug while they are on site. Around here, this could run between 300 and...

Thanks for the reply! I wonder how well pvc adhesive bonds to wood. I am now thinking a physical bond could be better. If the lower portion of the liner was glued in place, or even left free of adhesive, I imagine a thin strip of wood (maybe some type of trim) could be stapled to the wooden...

Hi there, Has anyone tried to bond this Oatey shower pan liner to wood as an indoor enclosure liner? What did you use? I was thinking about silicone w/ acetic acid solvent, but I'm concerned that it might not adhere effectively to one or both materials. I'd like to use a non-toxic adhesive...

[I found some flowers on one of the weeds in the post above, if that could help with an I'D. I also found another weed in the yard and added a wide blade of grass for scale. Please let us know if any of the weeds posted are edible.

I wanted to check on a few weeds around here, if anyone recognizes them. Also, I'd like to confirm that one of them is curly dock and another is creeping Charlie - I understand both are to be avoided. Will tortoises avoid the creeping charlie naturally? Pictured is a honeysuckle variety - is...

Perhaps some of the questions I asked have no straightforward answers? Or maybe this subforum is lower profile? At any rate, I did find some answers about which weeds are considered to be O.K. See the screenshots below: I didn't copy any links, but hopefully the images are legible...

By that meant 'herps', but the autocorrect intervened. My first interest was box turtles actually. But I've kept and produced several gecko species, and poison dart frogs most recently. The information age has really changed things. It used to be frustrating sifting through broad topic...

Hi there, I'm new to the forum. I've kept hero's for 20+ years. I'm serious about getting pancakes, so I've been doing some reading here and elsewhere. I've come to understand the importance of ample humidity, temp gradients, climbing structures, escape proofing, UVB, and water / dietary...

Another resource that offers considerable detail: http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/Mtorniericare.htm I like to find many 'expert' articles and compare the information provided. This helps affirm what is agreed upon, but also may show differing perspectives based on experimentation. Mike

Hi, I'm new to the forum, but I'm familiar with researching anything new I'm getting into. Based on the care sheet ( https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/pancake-care-sheet.159222/ ), it looks like you have a great start. The only snag you might run into is having an open top if the sides are...