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Hi, I am cross posting this in the hopes to get some responses by tomorrow when the tortoises arrive.
I am setting up a new indoor enclosure for two baby elongateds and would like some advice. It seems they hide a lot and dont like bright light? I have a photo at http://instagram.com/p/dNj_vcRtzb/ of the enclosure as it stands now. I got home from FL at noon and have been working on setting up the two elongateds, a new cornsnake and 2 frogs since. This is as far as I have gotten on the elongateds.
My main question is, is that too much of a uv tube for them. Is it too bright? Too long? I need to get some hides. I couldnt fit anything else in my luggage or would have bought some in Daytona. The tortoises are supposed to arrive tomorrow and I want to be ready (fingers crossed they make it ok!)
It is hard to see dimensions on the enclosure but it is 4 feet by 3 feet.
Also I used peat/topsoil/sand mix moistened. I have a misting system for my redfoots. I just have to make an extension for this enclosure. Will mist for now.
Thanks for any advice!
Carole
I am setting up a new indoor enclosure for two baby elongateds and would like some advice. It seems they hide a lot and dont like bright light? I have a photo at http://instagram.com/p/dNj_vcRtzb/ of the enclosure as it stands now. I got home from FL at noon and have been working on setting up the two elongateds, a new cornsnake and 2 frogs since. This is as far as I have gotten on the elongateds.
My main question is, is that too much of a uv tube for them. Is it too bright? Too long? I need to get some hides. I couldnt fit anything else in my luggage or would have bought some in Daytona. The tortoises are supposed to arrive tomorrow and I want to be ready (fingers crossed they make it ok!)
It is hard to see dimensions on the enclosure but it is 4 feet by 3 feet.
Also I used peat/topsoil/sand mix moistened. I have a misting system for my redfoots. I just have to make an extension for this enclosure. Will mist for now.
Thanks for any advice!
Carole