Help Red foot tortoise- enclosure

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Hi everyone! My husband and I just built our red foot tortoise this enclosure any suggestions on it? She currently was diagnosed with pneumonia and we are doing our best for her to recover any suggestions will be highly appreciated
 

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That open topped enclosure is all wrong for a high humidity needing Redfoot.
Research CLOSED CHAMBER ENCLOSURES.
Also, I suspect your lighting is also going to be ineffective or downright harmful.
Can you photograph them or describe them?
I'm sorry for the negative news.
But we can help you make things right.
 

jennyytapia

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That open topped enclosure is all wrong for a high humidity needing Redfoot.
Research CLOSED CHAMBER ENCLOSURES.
Also, I suspect your lighting is also going to be ineffective or downright harmful.
Can you photograph them or describe them?
I'm sorry for the negative news.
But we can help you make things right.
Thank you so much for the honesty! For light she has

Zoo Med Tropical Reptile UVB & Heat Lighting​

And night time she uses a ceramic heating lamp.
I just searched up closed chamber enclosures would a wooden zoo Med one be a good option? Or is this a better option (I’ll attach the photo) I’m open to any suggestions
 

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The uvb/heat light is a Mercury vapor bulb.
It provides sporadic, unreliable uvb and heat.
Redfoot don't need high heat (80-86) and bright lights bother them.
They also need slightly less uvb than most other species with a correct and varied diet. But it must be reliable uvb such as a strip florescent T5 uvb tube or the actual sun for a few hours a week.
The Mercury vapor lights are also very desicating. So it's counter productive for the need for humudity.
Also, a wooden closed chamber would rot over time due to the humidity
 

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The uvb/heat light is a Mercury vapor bulb.
It provides sporadic, unreliable uvb and heat.
Redfoot don't need high heat (80-86) and bright lights bother them.
They also need slightly less uvb than most other species with a correct and varied diet. But it must be reliable uvb such as a strip florescent T5 uvb tube or the actual sun for a few hours a week.
The Mercury vapor lights are also very desicating. So it's counter productive for the need for humudity.
Also, a wooden closed chamber would rot over time due to the humidity
Got it! Okay I’ll go Tommorow to purchase the T5 UVB tube. Do you have any suggestions on Best type of enclosures for red foot tortoise?
 

jennyytapia

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The uvb/heat light is a Mercury vapor bulb.
It provides sporadic, unreliable uvb and heat.
Redfoot don't need high heat (80-86) and bright lights bother them.
They also need slightly less uvb than most other species with a correct and varied diet. But it must be reliable uvb such as a strip florescent T5 uvb tube or the actual sun for a few hours a week.
The Mercury vapor lights are also very desicating. So it's counter productive for the need for humudity.
Also, a wooden closed chamber would rot over time due to the humidity
Would this be a good option to inclose it temporary? Sorry im just trying to see my best options and what’s best for my red foot: thank you for all your help
 

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