Hi all,
To get ready for the arrival of Knight, our 9-month-old Dalmatian, I got the starter kit from Tortoise Supply:
http://www.tortoisesupply.com/products/Grassland-Tortoise-Starter-Set.html
It came with a heat mat, and much of what I read says not to use them. The room with the tortoise table is naturally pretty warm. Should I just use the MVB as the only heat source? If so, doesn't that mean that the hide--which I was planning to keep humid--will be both moist and not as warm as the basking spot? Or if I use only the MVB, should I keep the area underneath the bulb as the humid part?
Thanks!
To get ready for the arrival of Knight, our 9-month-old Dalmatian, I got the starter kit from Tortoise Supply:
http://www.tortoisesupply.com/products/Grassland-Tortoise-Starter-Set.html
It came with a heat mat, and much of what I read says not to use them. The room with the tortoise table is naturally pretty warm. Should I just use the MVB as the only heat source? If so, doesn't that mean that the hide--which I was planning to keep humid--will be both moist and not as warm as the basking spot? Or if I use only the MVB, should I keep the area underneath the bulb as the humid part?
Thanks!