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    Will a radiant heating panel suffice in So Cal?

    All the wiring is up to code, and I will put protective covering over the wire this time. Thanks for your concern, though!
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    Will a radiant heating panel suffice in So Cal?

    Insulation is totally key! I have some old 3 inch styrofoam lining the box, the only trick there is keeping the chickens out of it as for some reason they LOVE to eat it! If it's true, as Tom says, that I would need both a pig mat and the RHP I think I will buy another small radiator heater...
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    Will a radiant heating panel suffice in So Cal?

    Thanks for the info! So much easier (and cheaper!) with the oil radiator but there's really not enough room for both him and it in the box now, and not really in a position to get a new box made.... darn it. Just out of curiosity, any ideas which method is more cost efficient? It seems my...
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    Will a radiant heating panel suffice in So Cal?

    Thanks for that! How does this panel differ from a Thanks for this! How does the RHP differ from a Kane mat, does it actually radiate heat rather than act as a heating pad, which I assume the mats do. I would hope to get away with just the RHP as the box isn't big enough for a mat on the...
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    Will a radiant heating panel suffice in So Cal?

    I have been using the mini oil radiator heater, but my 60 lb.er has grown so that it's a tight fit in his 2' x 4' insulated night box. Not in a position to make a new box at the moment, wondering if a radiant panel (same as Kane heating mat?) would keep it warm enough in So Cal winters. Or how...
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    What are long term consequences of cold nights on tortoises?

    Probably wouldn't do any good. One person said it was fine because they kept him out of the wind.
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    What are long term consequences of cold nights on tortoises?

    I was convinced some time ago that they need heat in winter, even in temperate climates, but I encounter people often that say "they're just fine, I just throw a blanket over them" so was looking for some talking points to enlighten them as to proper care. Heck, you could make me sleep outside...
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    WalkingRock-vs- The Grand Adventure

    Well..... I'm not sure it could be classified as an "accident"...he could be loved and cared for but if you take an animal out of its native habitat you have to ensure that the new artificial habitat you create for him is safe. Snow isn't something he would encounter in his own environment, in...
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    What are long term consequences of cold nights on tortoises?

    So sad. Mine is a large outdoor tortoise so temps not as critical but still he won't be camping out when temps dip.
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    What are long term consequences of cold nights on tortoises?

    I coudn't agree more, it amazes me that people stubbornly wish to persist in insisting that heated shelters are unnecessary.
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    What are long term consequences of cold nights on tortoises?

    Mar I think you just posted while I was posting my reply. This is the explanation I was looking for, thank you for explaining it so thoroughly.
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    What are long term consequences of cold nights on tortoises?

    Oops, Cowboy Ken, am I not in the Sulcata forum?? If not I apologize, mine is a sulcata. I agree with Hutsie and Big Charlie that it must be something long term, as many tortoises live outside year round and are not getting immediate URI's. Even mine has spent more nights outside in the 2 years...
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    What are long term consequences of cold nights on tortoises?

    So in keeping with not letting my tort camp out at night in the winter, I'm wondering what exactly the long term consequences of cold nights are on a tortoise? As I said in a previous post, there are many people here in SoCal who never heat their tortoises, and they claim they are just fine...
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    Big tort likes to camp out

    What's so sad is how many people in my area (SoCal) say they keep their Sulcatas out all winter for years, "no problem, just throw a blanket over them when it gets cold". I try my best to educate them but......
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    Big tort likes to camp out

    OK then, will just close the barn door BEFORE the tortoise gets in ; )
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    Big tort likes to camp out

    My 60 lb.er free ranges on my acre and a half fenced property. He has a very nice heated and insulated house he sleeps in in the winter, but in the summer he likes to camp out in an outbuilding that I can close him in securely. The last few nights he has chosen to sleep there, and though the...
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    The Great Autumn Migration??

    Southern California
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    The Great Autumn Migration??

    I think I posted this last year, and didn't really seem to get anyone who has had the same experience but...it seems this time of year my sulcata has an insane urge to escape. He normally tests the boundaries of my large fenced property but lately he is obsessivly trying to bulldoze his way out...
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    Do shell patterns change as they grow?

    Thanks, have posted many times. 50 Lb. Sulcata!
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