Hello!
I mix the coco coir according to the instructions. Then I take a handful and squeeze. Very little water should drip out and when you open your hand the clump should stay pretty much together. The UVB light you are using. Is it the type that screw in like a light bulb and are coiled or looped? If so get rid of it. It concentrates the UVB and can be harmful to their eyes. Get a flouresnt tube type. Arcadia makes one with a 5.0 HO output. Read the directions to get proper height.
If you can get Oogway outside for a 1 hr, 2 to 3 times a week that will be ok. I would turn the UVB off. It will give you time to get the proper UVB before the weather cools down.
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If you can get Oogway outside for a 1 hr, 2 to 3 times a week that will be ok. I would turn the UVB off. It will give you time to get the proper UVB before the weather cools down.
Sunlight thru a window doesn't count
The UVB gets filtered out.
You can build an outdoor enclosure pretty cheap. I built this one for 40.00. I am in SC so your temps and humidity are a lot like here. My baby is outside most of the day. He comes in at night and if it rains. I wet down the substrate everyday before I put him out. And there is moist orchid moss under his hide for extra humidity. There is a stone inside enclosure that is a basking spot. The most important thing to do is try to make different areas for your little tort. When in his enclosure my tort first heads over to the sulcata grass that is growing in his enclosure. Then he usually goes over and sits in his water dish and gets a drink. The temps here are between 85-94 with high humidity. His basking spot is at around 102. Humidity in enclosure is around 82% under hide about 97% shaded area is about 80.
That is a great idea.
