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I think we'll end up doing a combination of the two set-ups. I think we'll probably have a long piece of wood connecting all three arms together. Is it essential to have a spot for a ceramic bulb, or do you think I could just swap out the heat bulb with the ceramic one during the winter and...

These are really good sketches, and we might switch to this in the future depending on how the current set-up goes, but we're going with the set-up Alex proposed. We've built three L-shaped arms, and we're going to put them all against the back wall.

So, to clarify, one Γ-shaped support will have the heat bulb. The other two Γ-shaped supports will have the UVB strip hanging from them, with a gap in the middle? How would you set this up? Would you have them next to each other, or opposite one another? When you mention the LED lamps across...

Thank you! This is all very good advice. Am I right in thinking he needs 3 L shaped light fixtures? One for heat, one for UV, and one for an LED light? The heat will be hooked up to an adjustable thermostat, which will come on automatically when needed, the UV light will be hooked up to a timer...

Hello all, me again! The custom tortoise table has been completed. The only thing to do now is the lighting. I have attached a picture of our tortoise table to ask how you would go about lighting it up. What specifically would you do for this table? There are plug points round the back, close...

Hello all, I'm getting a custom tortoise table made by my uncle. 8 foot by 4 foot. I'm very excited about it, but one thing I'm very unsure about is how to light it/heat it, and what exactly I need to do so. I live in the UK, so the winters can be quite cold, and even summer can be cold and...

We don't brumate him. I think that's why I'd be much more comfortable with a vivarium, but obviously I can't find a flat back one that would be large enough for him. :/

Thank you so much! I agree that it would absolutely be best if it was flat packed. It's so frustrating that no companies manufacture vivariums that are big enough. Why is that?! Are there any other options? Maybe some sort of flat packed vivarium that can me modified slightly to combine...

This is all very good information! Thank you so much!! I couldn't seem to find the name of the company that makes custom vivariums. I think that's almost definitely the route I want to go down. Is a 6x4 foot vivarium big enough? Would this company be able to make one to that spec? Thanks...

Hello all 👋 I'm looking to buy a tortoise table/vivarium that is large enough for my tortoise, as the one he currently has is now too small. He is a 3 year old Russian tortoise. I live in the UK, and I have absolutely zero construction experience. I don't even know where to begin. He will...