Hi I am Cammy a hopeless slave to the happiness of Tank the star of this little show lol. Okay so here is a little history. I have 4 awesome dogs, 4 great ferrets, 2 red ear sliders, 1 sulcata tirtoise and multiple chiclid fish, and 3 kids and a husband. So thats my household, i will just start at the beginning. I found this awesome boy living in moriarty new mexico, I had to have him, although I really did not know much about them, I knew you had to have lots of room outdoors and that I have the rest I would figure out as I went. I picked him up late and drove him home, since I had no space ready for him yet, he moved into the bedroom. The internet became my new best friend, i submerged myself into hours of research about my tiny dino. I fond out rather quickly that a trip to the hardwood store was first on my list. I spent the next 2 days cleaning the area in the yard that would be his, which is roughly 350sqtf area that is fenced off with a gate. I leave the gate open so he really has the whole yard about 600sqft. I made tank a house out of plywood and insulation and 6 mil plastic. it has a hardwood floor like in my house i had left over flooring!!! I made him a window with clear corregated plastic as well as sun roofs, he has a large heating pad area a basking light if he needs it, but he is only outside on really sunny days from about 10-4 then he scrtches on the backdoor to come in. His indoor area i about 3x5 house, he has tun of the whole room though. about 150sqft. He has a basking lamp, a little gas heater all the bermuda grass he can handle, and of course nice leafy greens and a squash or 2 once day. i am providing calcium supplement on salads. I have soaked him 3 times in 2 weeks in my bathtub nice luke warm. He has an area outside where water is available all times and changed daily. Since he can not burrow we have had to make him one of sorts, so my wicker laundry basket which just happened to be tortoise shaped with s little hay in the bottom has worked great. I would love any advice, info opinions about what i am doing wrong or could be doing better. also i do not know much about there temperment/behanior in the winter vs summer are the social dog like or cat like. like i saud any info would be awesome.
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