Hi!
I’ve been trialing different humidity meters, analogue and digital but they seem to read very different and am worried I’m not getting the right humidity.
Right now I have the analogue exo-terra one which reads quite a bit lower than the digital one I have.
I know accurate humidity is...
Just got my first tort, a 1yr old Hermann, last week.
Just curious what general health checks do you do? What things to look out for?
Also is there any specific things you keep for emergencies? And why?
I’ve read a few threads about “first aid kits” but can’t see a lot of explanation about...
Thank you for your reassurance! Everyone has been so helpful and patient so far so I’m happy using here as my main source of info to keep little churro happy :)
Thank you! Yes it’s been quite complicated especially because my partner and I are both reading different things and I only joined this forum recently whereas he’s been reading up on stuff for a long time. I’m trying to stick to here for info since I do trust the info I get, he’s just a bit more...
Got our 1yr old Hermann!
Their vivarium has been adjusted so many times because they LOVE climbing (one of the few things we didn’t think we’d have to stress about aha).
We’re trying them on a variety of foods just now and trying to perfect the lighting/heating/humidity to keep them happy and...
Thank you so much for all your help! We all just want healthy happy torts so I appreciate all the advice.
I will be sure to send some pictures of them :)!
Thank you.
For ambient lighting am I looking for something like this? https://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/white-python-daylight-white-led-kits
Going to trial all these changes
1. Swap to incandescent basking light for 12hrs/day with temps 95F below on a slate
2. Reduce UV light duration
3. Get...
Really appreciate all the help.
Yeah the breeder said that it would be too much light with the basking light and T5 UV light. Which is why they said to swap the basking bulb to infrared.
Is “too much light” really an issue if we had the basking bulb and UV on 12hrs a day?
Could you expand on the reason the red infrared light is bad for torts? We checked with the breeders and they said that is what they reccomend. When I’ve tested it, it’s not really red for long only if it’s trying to heat up the area like first thing in the morning or if we have the doors open...