Greetings all!
I was hoping for some suggestions from folks more experienced than I.
Here's my situation:
I was in process of doing some barter work with a pet shop for some Baby Sulcatas. The deal sorta fell apart, but not before I'd already begun work on making a habitat. After talking with some folks on the forum, I came to the conclusion that maybe a Sulcata isn't my best choice at the moment anyway. But now I need to figure out what sort of tort to get for the homes I'm building.
Here's what I have:
A 10'x10' exterior habitat (So the tort can get some sun & stretch his/her legs while I'm at work) & a 1/2 finished interior habitat. that'll be 2'x4' when complete. Temps outside range from lows of 40 (in winter) & highs of 120 (in summer) Average is about 80 or 90. It's fairly humid around here. We keep our house at about 75 (for the hedgehog), the habitat will average about 80-85, with a hot spot of 100 or so. Substrate will be topsoil, growing grasses & clover. It'll have a UVA/UVB bulb, heat lamp, & grow light. (Just for full disclosure, the habitat is actually 4'x4' but it will be partitioned into 2 sections, with Mel's Hedgie getting one half & my tort getting the other.)
Here's what I'm looking for:
A tort that is suited to my environment (temps & humidity wise), & is preferably a grass/greens eater. It's okay if he'll eventually outgrow a 2'x4' habitat. I don't mind making a new one later on.
I've already had some suggestions on a different thread, but thought I would start a new post & getter a larger range of opinions, so I can make the best, informed decision possible.
Thanks guys!
I was hoping for some suggestions from folks more experienced than I.
Here's my situation:
I was in process of doing some barter work with a pet shop for some Baby Sulcatas. The deal sorta fell apart, but not before I'd already begun work on making a habitat. After talking with some folks on the forum, I came to the conclusion that maybe a Sulcata isn't my best choice at the moment anyway. But now I need to figure out what sort of tort to get for the homes I'm building.
Here's what I have:
A 10'x10' exterior habitat (So the tort can get some sun & stretch his/her legs while I'm at work) & a 1/2 finished interior habitat. that'll be 2'x4' when complete. Temps outside range from lows of 40 (in winter) & highs of 120 (in summer) Average is about 80 or 90. It's fairly humid around here. We keep our house at about 75 (for the hedgehog), the habitat will average about 80-85, with a hot spot of 100 or so. Substrate will be topsoil, growing grasses & clover. It'll have a UVA/UVB bulb, heat lamp, & grow light. (Just for full disclosure, the habitat is actually 4'x4' but it will be partitioned into 2 sections, with Mel's Hedgie getting one half & my tort getting the other.)
Here's what I'm looking for:
A tort that is suited to my environment (temps & humidity wise), & is preferably a grass/greens eater. It's okay if he'll eventually outgrow a 2'x4' habitat. I don't mind making a new one later on.
I've already had some suggestions on a different thread, but thought I would start a new post & getter a larger range of opinions, so I can make the best, informed decision possible.
Thanks guys!