Indoor enclosure

[olly6]

So, I was looking for an indoor solution for keeping the humidity high in the enclosure as well as retaining some good heat, and with my background in urban forestry, a lightbulb went off in my head and I thought to use a greenhouse! and to add extra humidity, I have a humidifier!

So here’s the setup.

Light & heat system:
UVA/UVB (day)
C.H.E. (night heat)

Humidity: is always at or round 85-90% (throughout the greenhouse)

Day time temp: at or around 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit (throughout the greenhouse).

Night time temp: at or around 65-70 degrees Fahrenheit (throughout the greenhouse).

Basking temp: 90-95 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[Tom]

Green house idea is good, but temp should never drop below 80 degrees day or night. This is a tropical species. 65-70 at night with high humidity will almost certainly make the baby sick.

I also don't like humidifiers and you shouldn't need one in a closed chamber.

It seems like you read the part about them needing high humidity, but missed the part about them needed warm tropical temps.

Give these a read through:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

 

[lisa127]

Yes, many of us use greenhouses. It really helps!

 

[wellington]

As Tom said, your low night temps is very bad, get them all no lower then 80 asap. Also as Tom said you should need a humidifier but I have used them in the past. They aren't needed and kinda a pain. Many uses greenhouses, I do and recommend them a lot.

 

[olly6]

Green house idea is good, but temp should never drop below 80 degrees day or night. This is a tropical species. 65-70 at night with high humidity will almost certainly make the baby sick.

I also don't like humidifiers and you shouldn't need one in a closed chamber.

It seems like you read the part about them needing high humidity, but missed the part about them needed warm tropical temps.

Give these a read through:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

Sorry about that everyone.. I didn’t mean to put 65-70! I meant 75-80! ...but I’ll definitely get the night temps to stay closer to 80. Thanks.

 

[Tom]

Sorry about that everyone.. I didn’t mean to put 65-70! I meant 75-80! ...but I’ll definitely get the night temps to stay closer to 80. Thanks.

That is a relief! I love the ivories and I'd hate to see one get sick! I'm guilty of many a typo myself!

 

[olly6]

That is a relief! I love the ivories and I'd hate to see one get sick! I'm guilty of many a typo myself!

Yeah after I just saw that I was holy crap! Haha.