MangoKing
New Member
Hello I acquired a sulcata three weeks ago. I am fairly experienced at keeping reptiles and so said yes when asked if I would take a baby in. The first week i thought i was doing well till my continued research taught me much of what i thought i knew was false. So for two weeks now i have had the enclosure at 80% humidity and kept at 80 degrees at night. I have been soaking at least once a day for 30 min.
I did know going into it that a sulcata would be a life time commitment and i am excited to continue to learn as i go.
This forum has been a very valuable resource and i want to thank all the experienced members that contribute so much of their experience and knowledge.
Currently the sully is housed in a 4`x 2` enclosure with a cypress mulch substrate. I do plan on changing that to coco core down the road. I am using a mercury vapor uvb bulb for basking and have a ceramic with temp control to make sure it stays at 80. I also have a large heat mat under the enclose also temp controlled but i have found it to be all but unnecessary.
Phase two i plan on turning one of the bed rooms of our house into an enclosure and phase three will be the building of barn with attached greenhouse and pasture. This summer the main goal is reseeding what till one day be the tortoise pasture. The hens have done quite a number on it the past couple of years and it has alot of undesirable weeks currently. (mainly ground ivy or creeping charlie, Glechoma hederacea which can be a pain to control i know being in the organic lawn care business these days)
So a couple of questions i do have. 1. Has anyone had any experience with a sulcata sharing a pasture with laying hens? I know they tort will have to get a lot of size before I could think about it but long term.
2 Admiral Thaddeus' stool was looser than average today. Could that be on account of me introducing aloe into the diet yesterday? Is a loose stool something to worry about?
3. with the mercury vapor bulb do i need to also run a t5 ho 12% uvb florescent bulb? I do plan on a day time pin in the the yard as the weather warms.
Anyways this is my introduction and here are some pics from today 4-18
I did know going into it that a sulcata would be a life time commitment and i am excited to continue to learn as i go.
This forum has been a very valuable resource and i want to thank all the experienced members that contribute so much of their experience and knowledge.
Currently the sully is housed in a 4`x 2` enclosure with a cypress mulch substrate. I do plan on changing that to coco core down the road. I am using a mercury vapor uvb bulb for basking and have a ceramic with temp control to make sure it stays at 80. I also have a large heat mat under the enclose also temp controlled but i have found it to be all but unnecessary.
Phase two i plan on turning one of the bed rooms of our house into an enclosure and phase three will be the building of barn with attached greenhouse and pasture. This summer the main goal is reseeding what till one day be the tortoise pasture. The hens have done quite a number on it the past couple of years and it has alot of undesirable weeks currently. (mainly ground ivy or creeping charlie, Glechoma hederacea which can be a pain to control i know being in the organic lawn care business these days)
So a couple of questions i do have. 1. Has anyone had any experience with a sulcata sharing a pasture with laying hens? I know they tort will have to get a lot of size before I could think about it but long term.
2 Admiral Thaddeus' stool was looser than average today. Could that be on account of me introducing aloe into the diet yesterday? Is a loose stool something to worry about?
3. with the mercury vapor bulb do i need to also run a t5 ho 12% uvb florescent bulb? I do plan on a day time pin in the the yard as the weather warms.
Anyways this is my introduction and here are some pics from today 4-18