I bought my russian tortoise yesterday and have been keeping him in a 50 gallon rubbermaid container. I want to make him something much bigger so I thought I would stack several layers of cinder blocks to block my "porch". See the picture attached. Also attached is my current set-up.
I would put tarp on the floor, then topsoil as a substrate and throw some grass seeds in. This time of year, the temperature ranges from low 50's to low 70's, but the record low was 23 degrees farenheit.
Would it work out to put out a 100 watt lamp assuming the tortoise would naturally gravitate toward it in the daytime as I read they need to be in 95-100 degree temperatures for several hours in the day, then switch the bulb to a 50 watt bulb at night to raise the temp to around 70 degrees?
Can anyone think of anything that I should consider, or any reason why I should avoid this altogether? I appreciate the good service everyone provides with all the good advice.
I would put tarp on the floor, then topsoil as a substrate and throw some grass seeds in. This time of year, the temperature ranges from low 50's to low 70's, but the record low was 23 degrees farenheit.
Would it work out to put out a 100 watt lamp assuming the tortoise would naturally gravitate toward it in the daytime as I read they need to be in 95-100 degree temperatures for several hours in the day, then switch the bulb to a 50 watt bulb at night to raise the temp to around 70 degrees?
Can anyone think of anything that I should consider, or any reason why I should avoid this altogether? I appreciate the good service everyone provides with all the good advice.
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