No on the lighting kit. Yes on the Arcadia or zoo med bulbs.
No on the lighting kit. Yes on the Arcadia or zoo med bulbs.
Ok. So from one of the articles u sent, is the glass enclosure not the best choice?You can also make a fairly cheap closed chamber enclosure out of the greenhouse type enclosure in the pic, using a tarp as the floor, to put the substrate on.
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Yes, heat lamp on one end. Tube florescent in the middle and a ceramic heat emitter or two one on each end towards middle. A hide box on the end away from the basking bulb.So I need one like this. And I need to cover the top of the enclosure and then have the heat lamp shining down in one spot for a basking area.
Glass is fine but won't last long if housed and fed right. If you were buying one I would say don't, but you already have it so it's fine to use it.Ok. So from one of the articles u sent, is the glass enclosure not the best choice?
I was told in about a year we could switch her to outside. And I had someone who had the tank and gave it to me. It’s 54 degrees here today, her being that small is it ok to set her up in a green house like that outside?Glass is fine but won't last long if housed and fed right. If you were buying one I would say don't, but you already have it so it's fine to use it.
That greenhouse I posted a picture of is for inside to use as a closed chamber if you can't find a good way to close off the enclosure you have.I was told in about a year we could switch her to outside. And I had someone who had the tank and gave it to me. It’s 54 degrees here today, her being that small is it ok to set her up in a green house like that outside?
Looks like a spot bulb used for basking. Unfortunately they are not good for tortoises. They are to intense in one spot and will cause pyramiding. The incandescent flood bulb is what's needed as it floods out into a bigger area and not just in one spot.View attachment 364762
This is the bulb I have. I know it’s for heat for reptiles but it’s been a while since I got it So im not sure what kind it is. U can probably tell me.
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Doesn't matter the color. But get a well known brand one. The cheap off brand don't last long and don't give off the heat they are suppose too. I like the ZooMed the best and they last a long time.View attachment 364763
Does it matter if the bulb is black or white?
I can’t get her to eat anythingOh perfect! I’ll probably have to do that then. Any advice or tricks to try and get her to eat? How long can she go without eating?
I think once you get everything correct, she will eat. You should be giving daily warm water soaks for 30 minutes. You can add pureed baby food carrots or squash to the soak water along with some flavorless piedialyte. The soak water should come just pass where the lower and upper shell meet. Use a shoe box size container and a full bottle of the baby food and about a cup of the piedialyte per daily soak. Keep her and the water warm the whole time. Best time is in the morning and then put her in front of the foodI can’t get her to eat anything
Thank u so much! This helps a lot! I’ll be glad to keep u updates on her. I just purchased the green house too. Unfortunately it want be here u til the 9th so I will accommodate everything all I can til it gets here.I think once you get everything correct, she will eat. You should be giving daily warm water soaks for 30 minutes. You can add pureed baby food carrots or squash to the soak water along with some flavorless piedialyte. The soak water should come just pass where the lower and upper shell meet. Use a shoe box size container and a full bottle of the baby food and about a cup of the piedialyte per daily soak. Keep her and the water warm the whole time. Best time is in the morning and then put her in front of the food
If you can't get natural foods from outside, grass, clover, dandelion, hibiscus, rose of Sharon, mulberry leaf. Then use grocery greens of ridicchio, arugula, water cress, spring mix no spinach, small amounts of romaine, dandelion, cactus pads, endive. Use as big a variety as possible. Chop it up so she doesn't have to work at it. As she starts to eat better, you don't need to chop it.