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No, he only did 15 min soaks in a Tupperware container. I've done up to an hour until he poops lukewarm water in a 18" wide tub. Why do ask?

Awesome! Seems since I regulated the heat he's been lazy haha How old would you guys say Raph is? His shell is 5" long

He's really enjoying the new spot! He doesn't even burrow anymore since I put the thick layer of moss in. Here's a few more Is the lazy legs normal?

Sweet thanx

It's an aquarium. He's used to the glass, only bumps up against it when he wants food, clean water or a bath. But I have a 3d background running around the sides and back and I plan on putting fake plants suction cupped to the front part you can see above the wood. He's much less messy...

Ok thanx! I have the coco coir and moss down and am in the process of creating a penthouse suite for raph. Just need to secure the ramp and put some fencing up so he doesn't topple off. Since he likes climbing so much

I'm using coco coir as a base, then spagnum on half of the coir and the other half is either coco husk or cypress mulch. I just have limited selection where I live

Could I use coarse coconut fibre substrate instead of cypress or orchid?

So the temps and humidity are pretty stable now. I've picked up decorations and I have driftwood and all the substrate except the orchid bark. I absolutely can't find it. Is there another substitute I could use? Fine cypress mulch? It's the last thing I need to do a complete overhaul on raphs...

Well it's as closed as it can be seeing as I'm using a glass aquarium lid on the left side. But something has to be escaping.

Alright! Finally hit a solid 88/80. Excellent. Now I need to figure out a way to properly seal around the glass side. I think I'm losing heat and humidity through it. When I get plants and driftwood in there it should hold the heat and humidity better too right?

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Whether I use the temperature controller or not the heater is constantly going. So plugging the dome in by itself is the same as plugging it into the controller. I can see this always on The new dome is rated for 150w

With the wide dome, 100w che and lower than before it only reached 81. So I just put the 150w Che back in. Getting annoying haha

Hey guys, sorry been way too busy! Crazy snow storms here the last week. That's quite different from most opinions Pearly! Very informative thanx for the read Ok Anyfoot, so I put an 8.5" dome in to replace my 5.5" one. I put it under the piece of wood instead of level with the top. And I put...

Newfoundland Canada. At night, usually 14 Celsius.

I'll try that. Have to keep in mind it's -10 Celsius most nights. The house gets pretty cool. That might have something to do with it

Doesn't quite work like that. No matter what I turn it up to it stays on until it detects the correct temperature. And I used another digital thermometer and it still comes up 84. Must be the 75w cap on my dome

Alright, but it's not even hitting 88. It's at 84 right under the che. So moving the probe to the cold side would give me the same problem I have now, not one part of my terrarium is near 88 :S

I'm going to pick up a new dome tonight when I go to see about the fake plants Why am I swapping the probe? It won't shut off until the cool side hits 88. Which would make the hot side over 94. Raph is in the hide on that side too