So finally I got Leo's tank finished and he is so happy lol. I moved him from a 15gal to a 50gal tank. The substrate is coco core, its about three inch's deep throughout. His hide is a chocolate terracotta pot on its side and I propped it up a bit to make it more of a 45° angle, his hide has a layer of New Zealand Sphagnum Moss, then a layer of coco core, then another layer of New Zealand Sphagnum Moss on top so he can dig and shape it as he likes. I took the coco core and packed it behind and around and on top of the pot so it has a hurried look. I also am using 2 heat pads under his tank, there small ones used for 10gal tanks, one is half under the basking rock and water dish and the other is just outside of the mouth of his hide. Remember they are under the tank and there is 3 inch's of coco core between them and Leo and they don't heat up to hot, just enough to help with some overall warmth and help with keeping some humidity up. I am using a 160watt MVB bulb over the basking rock and a 15watt UVA/UVB fluorescent bulb over the hide area, the fluorescent bulb isn't as much for Leo as it is for the nasturtium seeds and Bermuda grass seed planted on top of his hide hill. The temp right now is 85° (which I am working on getting up more, I may use some plexiglass on a couple of the open spots on top of his tank to get his temp to around 91ish constantly) the humidity is 42% a the moment (that is directly above his hide). Maybe it needs to go up more in the humidity department? When the grass and the nasturtiums grow they will cascade down over and around the hide and will give Leo a little treat and will be able to have a hidden hide in time. I'm glad Leo is doing the pruning tough lol. The three rocks in the tank are from a local wash that my Great Nephew and I gathered from a few months ago (they were washed and soaked in boiling water with some bleach in it, then soaked a few more times in plain water to remove any thing that could harm Leo). I have added pictures from start to finish, let me know what y'all think. Its going to look a lot different when the plants grow.
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