Thank you! Honestly, Brendel's living like a homeless person compared to the beautiful resort you've provided your tortoises. I am doing my best to keep the little dude happy.You're obviously doing a great job with Brendel. As you can see, I also am from the Sacramento area and was at the reptile show also when you bought him! I definitely agree - this forum is an invaluable resource. It is so amazing how much mis-information is still out there. Again, Congrats on a great job.
Unfortunately I don't have the time available every day to give two daily soaks. With work and commute and all (5am - 5pm) I'm lucky to get a daily soak in without having to dig up the hut. I do my best to get an additional soak on weekends when I can. I do leave a water dish in the habitat that Brendel will march through when doing perimeter sweeps. Usually a good chunk of water is displaced by the time I get home. Either that or I'm way underestimating the amount of water that evaporates daily.Give your baby two baths daily as opposed to one.
Oooh good, this I am doing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.Second, if you're not already doing this, your baby needs to be given calcium in their food.
Those were some of the first threads I read through back when I was lurking about. The food lists I have saved on my phone for reference when at the store or Farmer's Market. I try to get something different when shopping ever since I learned that sulcatas can get picky quickly. Brendel is consistently fed Mazuri and weeds from the yard.Finally, if you really want to do the very best for your baby, read Tom's thread on how to raise baby sulcatas.
Yes, I've seen some of the posts where this has happened. Not pretty at all. I'm super nervous to let the girlfriend's cats get near Brendel. One has no interest whatsoever while the other never misses a bath time. In fact, I was more worried that a squirrel was going to nab Brendel back when it was warm enough to explore the back yard with supervision.Oh, and if you ever decide to get a dog down the line, dogs and tortoises should never be put together not even for a second!
Thank you! Honestly, Brendel's living like a homeless person compared to the beautiful resort you've provided your tortoises. I am doing my best to keep the little dude happy.
Unfortunately I don't have the time available every day to give two daily soaks. With work and commute and all (5am - 5pm) I'm lucky to get a daily soak in without having to dig up the hut. I do my best to get an additional soak on weekends when I can. I do leave a water dish in the habitat that Brendel will march through when doing perimeter sweeps. Usually a good chunk of water is displaced by the time I get home. Either that or I'm way underestimating the amount of water that evaporates daily.
Oooh good, this I am doing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Those were some of the first threads I read through back when I was lurking about. The food lists I have saved on my phone for reference when at the store or Farmer's Market. I try to get something different when shopping ever since I learned that sulcatas can get picky quickly. Brendel is consistently fed Mazuri and weeds from the yard.
Yes, I've seen some of the posts where this has happened. Not pretty at all. I'm super nervous to let the girlfriend's cats get near Brendel. One has no interest whatsoever while the other never misses a bath time. In fact, I was more worried that a squirrel was going to nab Brendel back when it was warm enough to explore the back yard with supervision.
I have seen a couple setups with different foggers/humidifiers, but I haven't priced any. With the current setup I already am getting condensation forming inside the habitat with humidity above 75 as long as the substrate stays moist. I'm using peg board (cheapest wood available) covered in aluminum foil with cut-outs for the MVB and CHE to contain the micro-climate.Have you thought of getting one of those foggers for your enclosure? The humidity builds up and it's easy to maintain 80% humidity with one of those. Of course, you'll need to cover any area where the humidity could escape. But, it's really worth it because babies need this for the first year or more.
The ones I've used are from ZooMed Reptifogger. I wouldn't use the monsoon mister because it's just too wet. But, from what you described with the aluminum and wetting the substrate, a d getting a sustained 75% humidity, I wouldn't I.vest in a fogger You did good!I have seen a couple setups with different foggers/humidifiers, but I haven't priced any. With the current setup I already am getting condensation forming inside the habitat with humidity above 75 as long as the substrate stays moist. I'm using peg board (cheapest wood available) covered in aluminum foil with cut-outs for the MVB and CHE to contain the micro-climate.
Are there any foggers you suggest using or one's I should avoid?
Thanks! The texture of the shell growth reminds me of vinyl. The front most costal scutes appear to have a little bit of a pyramiding effect on just one corner (rear corner touching marginal scutes). I think I'm just starting to look for trouble where there isn't any.Little Dude looks great !!You are doing a good job !
Thanks! The texture of the shell growth reminds me of vinyl. The front most costal scutes appear to have a little bit of a pyramiding effect on just one corner (rear corner touching marginal scutes). I think I'm just starting to look for trouble where there isn't any.
It has been 5 months since we got Brendel. Just over a half pound and about the size of half a softball.
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I used 3 coats Drylok and this stuff works really well for my Sulcata hatchling enclosure!It ended up taking a little longer to complete the box than I first expected. Here it is all assembled. I was considering heavy duty decking paint for the interior and staining the outside. Any suggestions for water proofing are definitely welcome.
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