Hello Everyone,
First I'd like to indroduce myself my name is Ed I live in Canada, Ontario a stone throw away from Detroit. I came alone this site from doing web searches on information on the Tortise as a pet. Pretty much every question I had tryed looking up I have found here. Today I will be the owner of a one year old sulcata. He or she is coming from a local reptile shop today and is in pristine condition. The question I have is soaking and spraying. I read to allow the sulcata to soak for 15 min three times a week being a year old is this correct or should it be more often. Is luke warm TAP water ok for him to soak in? Also for spraying his shell with water how many times per day should we do it or how often? Does the water in the spray bottle need to be luke warm? And while spraying him with water how do you know that he got the proper amount? Can you over spray him? Is distilled water necessary for drinking water, soaking water, or spraying water. Oh ya my home is set at a temp of 68 at night and i figured that it may be a little cold for him? So should i purchase a red light for him for when his reg day times lights are off or should i get him a heating pad the shop recommend i went with a red bulb or a pad for the night hours. They Also recommend to run his day lights from 8am to 8pm and the red bulb or pad when they are off.
Thanks for any kind of help
First I'd like to indroduce myself my name is Ed I live in Canada, Ontario a stone throw away from Detroit. I came alone this site from doing web searches on information on the Tortise as a pet. Pretty much every question I had tryed looking up I have found here. Today I will be the owner of a one year old sulcata. He or she is coming from a local reptile shop today and is in pristine condition. The question I have is soaking and spraying. I read to allow the sulcata to soak for 15 min three times a week being a year old is this correct or should it be more often. Is luke warm TAP water ok for him to soak in? Also for spraying his shell with water how many times per day should we do it or how often? Does the water in the spray bottle need to be luke warm? And while spraying him with water how do you know that he got the proper amount? Can you over spray him? Is distilled water necessary for drinking water, soaking water, or spraying water. Oh ya my home is set at a temp of 68 at night and i figured that it may be a little cold for him? So should i purchase a red light for him for when his reg day times lights are off or should i get him a heating pad the shop recommend i went with a red bulb or a pad for the night hours. They Also recommend to run his day lights from 8am to 8pm and the red bulb or pad when they are off.
Thanks for any kind of help