haha! i wanted something he could take a paddle in if he wanted :P yeah don't worry i took these pics before i adjusted the basking light. i had just re activated it and was undergoing temp tests :P it was indeed too low but that's been rectified xD thanks for spotting it tho! that is an awesome...
Following your guidance i have moved the ceramic down and got the basking bulb back on i also topped up the substrate to try and achieve a more stable 80% humidity ive attached a pic of the warm end and cool end and a panorama of the whole thing. if there's anything i should change...
Firstly thanks for the quick reply and im glad to hear back from you. you care sheets are brilliant!
okay ile give him more then :) ile take some pics of the set up for you soon as i have the time. the hygrometer is attached to the back of the viv near the middle just over to the warm side...
Hi everyone! I am quite an experienced reptile keeper but new to torts! I have a Sulcata! hes a pain in the *** but too cute! :)
I have posted for some advice over in the sulcata section!
Thanks! :)
Hi there i have had my sulcata for about a year now I've been keeping him (i hope its a him) In a 4ft vivarium with coco coir as substrate the humidity in the vivarium is always between 60-80% he has a hide box where i keep his substrate very damp in there. I have a heating bulb and a basking...
So titan has settled in nicely i have him in a humid environment following toms instructions! he seems nice and happy! gets bath soaked once or twice a day sprayed a few times and when the suns out i stick him in the garden in a nice roomy pen!
Indoor temps are (degrees Celsius) 36-39 basking...
This has probably been asked a hundred times but my little guy wont stop flipping himself over on the corners of his enclosure. i help him every time but he huffs at me! can it damage a small sulcata being on his back for a while? should i leave him to flip himself back over?
I did think about that afterwards. its all good i use ECO Earth which is coco choir as far as i can tell! ive used it with some of my other reptiles to keep humidity up too!
Following the humidity rules strictly ive put him back in a viv for now its only 2 foot but will change to a bigger one asap. the temps and humidity are alot more stable. just makes sense to keep him that way! don't mean to stress the little guy out moving him around. he seems alot more content...
The damp and table thing is something i was thinking about too tom! Ive read your threads and love the work you do/have done! i was going to make a form of lid for the table but cant find anywhere to buy what im looking for right now! should i have kept him in the viv and raised humidity level's...
SO i moved him today from his dry temporary beech wood chip substrated vivarium to his nice humid damp substrate table with sleeping quarters! the whole shebang. all he has tried to do is frantically get out. tipping himself over 3 times and squealed a few times too. tried to bite his nice new...
already read all of toms threads ;) .. so not any hay of any type? i could make it a moist hide i guess with spagnum moss! i just hope he don't try to eat it ahah!
What type of bedding can i use for my little guy? i have a table setup and there is a heated covered bedding area. i have used coco for his main substrate what can i put in the bedding bit that is safe and will keep it warm?