Where do you guys to buy the container to contain your tortoise? Or you all make by yourself?
I tried to find those things in Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Petco and PetSmart and cannot find any. All they have are just some fish tanks which is used to keep turtle instead of tortoise. And I don't think it has too much space. Those tanks are usually very long and high but not that wide. Also those tanks are glasses and very heavy. It is very hard for me to clean them and change the coconut soil 1-2 times a week.
Finally, I used https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-66-Qt-62-L-Ultra-Storage-Box-Stadium-Blue/45924275 Actually a box to store clothes. It is light weight, relatively larger (This size is pretty much the size I can provide for tortoise in my home if I keep it indoor.). However, I cannot make it a closed box which is very hard to keep the humidity.
Making one by myself may not be a feasible option. I am not good at those handy work at all.
Currently, I used the humidifier bought from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CWXQF37/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 to continue to spray fog into the container. However, this humidier has bad quality and stopped working after 3-month use. Also my friend told me contiueing to spray fog into the tortoise container is not good for the tortoise health. It can cause some disease in lung and respiratory system.
I tried to make the coconut soil wet. But it has two problems.
1. It will be dried very quickly as I keep the container at a relative high temperature (30-32 C)
and it doesn't help the humidity very much, I believe since I don't see the reading of the humidity meter in the container changed too much.
2. If the soil is wet, it will attach to the tortoise leg and body. Later the tortoise will bring them to the water plate and food container which makes the whole container very dirty.
Generally speaking, I'd like to get some advice and recommendation for the closed tortoise tank and humidifier.
Thanks a lot!
I tried to find those things in Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Petco and PetSmart and cannot find any. All they have are just some fish tanks which is used to keep turtle instead of tortoise. And I don't think it has too much space. Those tanks are usually very long and high but not that wide. Also those tanks are glasses and very heavy. It is very hard for me to clean them and change the coconut soil 1-2 times a week.
Finally, I used https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-66-Qt-62-L-Ultra-Storage-Box-Stadium-Blue/45924275 Actually a box to store clothes. It is light weight, relatively larger (This size is pretty much the size I can provide for tortoise in my home if I keep it indoor.). However, I cannot make it a closed box which is very hard to keep the humidity.
Making one by myself may not be a feasible option. I am not good at those handy work at all.
Currently, I used the humidifier bought from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CWXQF37/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 to continue to spray fog into the container. However, this humidier has bad quality and stopped working after 3-month use. Also my friend told me contiueing to spray fog into the tortoise container is not good for the tortoise health. It can cause some disease in lung and respiratory system.
I tried to make the coconut soil wet. But it has two problems.
1. It will be dried very quickly as I keep the container at a relative high temperature (30-32 C)
and it doesn't help the humidity very much, I believe since I don't see the reading of the humidity meter in the container changed too much.
2. If the soil is wet, it will attach to the tortoise leg and body. Later the tortoise will bring them to the water plate and food container which makes the whole container very dirty.
Generally speaking, I'd like to get some advice and recommendation for the closed tortoise tank and humidifier.
Thanks a lot!
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