I have four of these growing in my garden. I looked it up on tortoise table but the pictures didn’t match for any of the variations. Can anyone tell if this one is safe for my Russian?
Ok, awesome! The few I’ve given him were all in water before doing so and had roots so I’m glad I did that correctly so far.
Thank you guys for the heads up on the peat moss. I feel so bad and hope I didn’t cause him any harm. I’ll change it out as soon as possible.
Ugh. I feel horrible for making the switch and possibly hurting him. I’ll change it out as soon as possible.
I have noticed him dragging some food off and I do my best to rinse and put it back onto the slate, but I have an extra terra cotta saucer so I’ll switch that now. Thank you!
I’m using organic peat moss. I couldn’t find any top soil around here to mix in that didn’t contain added fertilizer, so this was the best bet as far as what was available. I was using reptibark but unfortunately, I seem to have an allergic reaction to it and I would break out and itch horribly...
It’s been a while since I’ve been on, so while I’m here I’ll post a picture of Darwin’s indoor enclosure. Any suggestions to improve are welcome!
He seems to enjoy it. I never hear or notice him trying to get out which I hope means he’s happy with his space. He waits for me every morning to...
Thank you!! 😊
Bringing plants in from outside is the only thing I could think of. I’m not sure how they’ll do inside but it’s worth a try!
A pet store near me sells plants for terrariums, but I can’t find enough information about how they’re grown to know if they’re safe, and unfortunately...
I will lower it now. I just had to raise the CHE and basking lamp since the temps were getting above 100 under them.
I’ll look into getting a Solarmeter as soon as possible. Thank you for all of your help!
Yes, he’s full grown. My friend built this for me in record time and I’m really happy with how it turned out!
I’m going to get some plants for visual barriers, but I’m trying to figure out then best way to do that and still make sure they’re safe for him. I have the tortoise table app so I know...
After posting this, I moved the basking lamp to overlap a bit more with the UVB. The bulb is a 10.0. I changed out the 5.0 before using it because I learned with my bearded dragons that they’re too weak. The distance is about 21” from the substrate, do you think it needs to be lowered any?
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It’s all set up!
I think I have the lighting placement figured out but am open to any suggestions.
My house is pretty drafty so I placed a CHE beside the basking bulb. I’m hooking it up to a thermostat and hoping it keeps the right temps throughout the table, but I will add a second CHE on the...
I was able to grab the last 75w on the shelf tonight at the pet store. I’ll be ordering from the link he posted to make sure I have back up bulbs for when I need them.
I thought about trying to ask the company about the fluker’s bulbs so I may do that since they are such a good price. Either...
I may have to go that route if at some point I’m unable to find the Arcadia flood light. I was fortunate to find the only 75w left on the shelf at a pet store.