...a hatchling Dalmatian who is arriving tomorrow! I'm about to freak out with the waaaaaiting.....
I've done my diligent research and listened to (and bugged the crap out of!) the breeder and this is what we have:
Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
It's a 50gallon Rubbermaid type tub. My lamps are a Powersun 100w and a 100w che. A thermostat for the che is on my wish list! Temps and humidity are where they should be for now though. I have a junk humidity gauge from Petco and a nice point and shoot infrared thermometer - that thing is fun to play with!!! Substrate is organic top soil and coco coir mixed 50/50, topped with cypress. The wire is to keep inquisitive dogs and cats OUT. At night, we'll be putting the lid on to maintain humidity. Plants came from a local nursery who I love and trust - they assure me they haven't been treated with anything. I've completely rinsed them tips to roots and removed all perlite, etc and washed their pots and then repotted in substrate. They both are listed as safe and recommended for enclosures on The Tortoise Table!
The only change I've made since I took these is moving the slate tile over to the corner - it was getting a bit too hot directly under the lamp. Where it is now, it is has perfect basking temp and the substrate directly under the lamp is toasty too. It's hard to tell in the pics, but there is moss in both little hides...
Eep! I'm so excited/nervous!
Was I supposed to insert those as thumbnails? Hopefully I did that right!
I've done my diligent research and listened to (and bugged the crap out of!) the breeder and this is what we have:
Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
It's a 50gallon Rubbermaid type tub. My lamps are a Powersun 100w and a 100w che. A thermostat for the che is on my wish list! Temps and humidity are where they should be for now though. I have a junk humidity gauge from Petco and a nice point and shoot infrared thermometer - that thing is fun to play with!!! Substrate is organic top soil and coco coir mixed 50/50, topped with cypress. The wire is to keep inquisitive dogs and cats OUT. At night, we'll be putting the lid on to maintain humidity. Plants came from a local nursery who I love and trust - they assure me they haven't been treated with anything. I've completely rinsed them tips to roots and removed all perlite, etc and washed their pots and then repotted in substrate. They both are listed as safe and recommended for enclosures on The Tortoise Table!
The only change I've made since I took these is moving the slate tile over to the corner - it was getting a bit too hot directly under the lamp. Where it is now, it is has perfect basking temp and the substrate directly under the lamp is toasty too. It's hard to tell in the pics, but there is moss in both little hides...
Eep! I'm so excited/nervous!
Was I supposed to insert those as thumbnails? Hopefully I did that right!