I have a sulcata tortoise, for bedding I usually use repti bark from petco but the price went sky high recently and he has a huuuge encloser .I recently seen on forums that orchid bark is good. Is orchid bark from lowes ok ? Jw
Are my uvb and basking bulb positioned at the correct height ? The tank is 48 L 18.5 W and 22 H. Also night temp gets to 78-79 How do I raise it , at night I use one CHE 60 w . During the say I use uvb and 175w heat lamp/basking from hardware store. Also I recently purchased Timothy grass hay...
New tank for sulcata tortoise . Any ideas of what I should do for a top ?what Wattage CHE emitter to use , basking bulb ? Most important I need ideas for a top to keep humidity in. please .
A lot of people have gave me ideas of which uvb to get by describing them , but I am having a hard time finding the exact uvb for my baby sulcata . Reptisun is too expensive right now and when I am in the hardware stores I am lost, there are so many different types . I am not exactly grasping...
Grainy white substance, I believe my sulcata tortoise is peeing or pooping I am not sure. I read the it was uric acid ? I put him in a nice warm bath on the porch supervised to get sun as well , and he seems to be eating perfectly fine , very active with basking periods through out the day .
Keeps trying to climb the wall of the back of the tank constantly. Sprayed the tank , fed him and rearranged tank. What do you think ? I am scared he will flip over while I'm not looking.
My New Baby Sultaca ,is doing perfectly fine. I do have a few questions about my indoor enclosure . Does the humidity in the tank need to between 60-80 ? Do I need to make the bedding damp ? Also , do I need night lighting ? His/Her tank is normally temp. @ about 80 degrees at night .