Mikki
Active Member
This is Scooter, she is 4 months old and weighs 140 grams. I have had her for 3 months now. I live in Sunny Humid Florida and I have an above ground enclosure that is predator proof that she usually is in during day unless it is raining out. I was told yesterday having her outside all day is not good for her even if she's in the shade and only has the morning sun coming into her enclosure. She has two water dishes & a hide in the enclosure. The inside enclosure is an aquarium, and YES i covered the bottom. The main issue I have is the humidity staying at 80%. The heat is at 95 on one end, and 80-85 on other end. At night time, all lights go off and she stays at room temp but never under 75 inside the enclosure. I do have a CHE however never used it, and it's almost impossible with the enclosure I have. I do mist down the enclosure as much as it's needed.. I have hay on one side and organic dirt on the other side. I change out the hay so it does not mold, and I have used the cypress mulch with the dirt also.. I am wanting to know if I get plexiglass and cut out the holes for the lights would that be better than the screen on top and it would probably hold the humidity better inside. Right now there is a screen that i have covered with a few towels but I am wanting to make a plexiglass top.. Scooter is eating a lot of dandelion greens, romaine or green leaf lettuce, Cucumber, Zucchini, Cactus, Boston Fern, Mexican Petunia, Evening Primrose, Wandering Jew, Bok Hoy, Mazuri LS and Mazuri large pellets, sometimes grassland pellets, and teff hay pellets, and Grass when I chop it up into a mince and mix it in with the greens. I am TRYING hard to get Scooter to like hibiscus flower & leaves. She HATES them.. You can literally see her facial expression change as to say YUCK. I try to mix things up for her when it comes to her food, and I do like making a nice salad for her with the greens. I would like an opinion on her shell please.I do soak her every day. I am trying to do it right, I will be getting another inside enclosure however until I do, will the a plexiglass top be better? Thank you in advance for any responses..