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  1. dwright27

    Is this heat/light arrangement wrong?

    Bump! Also this is what the night temp and humidity is, if I turn everything off. Tortoise isn't in there yet bc I want to make sure it's right. The "out" temp is the inside of the hide.
  2. dwright27

    Is this heat/light arrangement wrong?

    I've got the CHE over the hide.. A regular incandescent in the middle (above the water) and the strip light between the middle and the right. I'm wondering if I should just fill in where the guy made a place for the water and put it on the right hand side instead..?
  3. dwright27

    Red Foot Vivarium

    If you blow up the picture you can see it's perforated already. Most will allow water through but not much else.
  4. dwright27

    Red Foot Vivarium

    Granted this is the new enclosure and is a work in progress. She's still in her old one until the grass starts to grow and I fix the heat.. The humidity in there is perfect but the temperature is too low. I'll be adding a CHE soon.
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    Red Foot Vivarium

    Hi there, Some readers/responders might be misunderstanding what you're going for. My tortoise lives in a viv, otherwise known as "bioactive substrate". The pictures you shared show a sloping down into a water feature, which wouldn't really work, but everything else is pretty much the same. My...
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    New Enclosure and Lighting Crisis

    Update, I know it has been a while but I've been in a winter funk and just not had it in me to complete this yet. The good news is that the temp is staying pretty consistent (at least over the last 6 hours). The bad news is that it's not warm enough. However I do have a 150 watt CHE, I just...
  7. dwright27

    I'm having difficulty getting the UVB lighting correct

    Sadly no, I will not be heading south any time soon :'(
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    I'm having difficulty getting the UVB lighting correct

    Would this one work? The ZooMed one was still like $500 and they're out of stock lol https://www.coleparmer.ca/p/uv-a-b-and-uv-c-light-meters/57634
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    New Enclosure and Lighting Crisis

    I used self-ballasted halogen bulbs and they got crazy hot.. perhaps it was due to the wattage though? and... NOW I GET IT about the ribbon, LOL!
  10. dwright27

    I'm having difficulty getting the UVB lighting correct

    I'll look into that, thanks Tom.
  11. dwright27

    New Enclosure and Lighting Crisis

    The halogen bulbs I've seen here get far too hot for these plastic fixtures. I used to use one for my blue-tongued skink. I don't know what E14/E27 even means though, LOL! Ribbon...from backpacks? Huh? I'm confused lol. I have laid a tarp down so I'm not concerned about that so much now.. But...
  12. dwright27

    Indoor enclosure

    I just found this thread and holy moly!! This is AMAZING and I'm incredibly envious!
  13. dwright27

    I'm having difficulty getting the UVB lighting correct

    Is there a comparable one from another company? I just looked for this model on Amazon.ca (I live in Canada) and it was $520 CAD :(
  14. dwright27

    Closed Chamber Ideas

    My enclosure is in another thread... I'm having a LOT of trouble.
  15. dwright27

    Closed Chamber Ideas

    Oh, cripes. Wish I'd seen this sooner :'(
  16. dwright27

    New Enclosure and Lighting Crisis

    Fun fact: we have no more wire hangers in the house; we got rid of them all a couple of years ago. LMAO ohhh this keeps getting better.
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    New Enclosure and Lighting Crisis

    You, sir, are a smartypants! lol. I found some old cup hooks in the basement, so I've got that going for me... tin snips on the other hand, I'll have to purchase :'(
  18. dwright27

    New Enclosure and Lighting Crisis

    I was originally going to use the chain ... have the light sit on it like a hammock but then I don't know how to make sure it stays put...?
  19. dwright27

    New Enclosure and Lighting Crisis

    The fixture itself (for the T5) has nowhere to attach anything. No hooks, no holes. I don't know about you but I am not skilled enough to try to make my own holes in a metal fixture and void the warranty.
  20. dwright27

    Looking for Redfoot Expert in Ontario

    I can link you to the thread I made about my tortoise's enclosure and how p/o'd I am... I'm looking for someone local to Southern Ontario who can maybe help me out.
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