Good evening fellow tort parents! Since my last post my little Boomer has been thriving. I have planted a prickly pear cactus, some succulents, and grass in his enclosure. I’ve also bought a humidifier for his cage that I run during the day that keeps the humidity low 90’s to high 80’s. The temp...
So, my solution to my enclosure after reviewing the awesome thread @Golden Greek Tortoise 567 shared (thank you!) is to replace the UVB bulb I have with a ceramic bulb and then buying a fluorescent UVB bulb with its fixture to evenly distribute the UV rays. The red bulb seems to do very well as...
Noted with the UVB. I just don’t understand why they’d sell me it if that’s the case. Geez. Luckily it’s bed time for him now. I’ll get a shallower dish. The wife and I are going to resolve this tomorrow morning. Thanks for the advice!
I resembles a coiled light bulb. I plan on going back to the store to exchange these bulbs. The water dish is one of those ramped ones that the care sheet says to stay away from. I was nervous about him using it so I pushed substrate around it to make a safe ramp for him to get in and out of it...
Yikes. What do you suggest to keep the humidity that high? What should I use to replace the red bulb with? I’m using a reptile uvb bulb. I’m kind of upset with the pet store guy for giving me this advice then.
Hello everyone! So, as I can see domesticated tortoise care has an assortment of opinions on how it should be done via google and YouTube. This makes it very troubling for me and I was hoping I can get advice from some experienced tortoise owners about my current enclosure I have set up for my...