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Hello everyone,
I have a question I've been meaning to ask pertaining sulcata tortoises and the temperatures they can sustain. I don't have my tortoise yet, but I will be ordering him from LLLReptile in a couple of days or weeks (was going to go with LanceCham, but there is no way for me to pay for it safely through him unfortunately). Anyways, I can't decide where to place his 30 gallon terrarium... I can either put it in my room or can leave it in the living room. I have an air conditioner in my room and the room stays at about 65 degrees fahrenheit when it's on, but it's only on when I'm asleep or when it's too hot out. My living room stats a little above room temp, but I'm afraid the little guy would overheat and get dehydrated if I left him there to live because of his bulb, which is going to be a 125-Watt Solar Glo.
What do you guys think? I plan on raising him in humid, damp conditions like Tom does with his babies for the first year of his life or so. I also have a snake that meets the same temperature requirements as sulcata's that has been staying in there with me ever since he was a month or two old. Also wanted to point out that I don't use any type of night-time heating for any of my reptiles and don't plan to with the tortoise, either.
Suggestions?
I have a question I've been meaning to ask pertaining sulcata tortoises and the temperatures they can sustain. I don't have my tortoise yet, but I will be ordering him from LLLReptile in a couple of days or weeks (was going to go with LanceCham, but there is no way for me to pay for it safely through him unfortunately). Anyways, I can't decide where to place his 30 gallon terrarium... I can either put it in my room or can leave it in the living room. I have an air conditioner in my room and the room stays at about 65 degrees fahrenheit when it's on, but it's only on when I'm asleep or when it's too hot out. My living room stats a little above room temp, but I'm afraid the little guy would overheat and get dehydrated if I left him there to live because of his bulb, which is going to be a 125-Watt Solar Glo.
What do you guys think? I plan on raising him in humid, damp conditions like Tom does with his babies for the first year of his life or so. I also have a snake that meets the same temperature requirements as sulcata's that has been staying in there with me ever since he was a month or two old. Also wanted to point out that I don't use any type of night-time heating for any of my reptiles and don't plan to with the tortoise, either.
Suggestions?