If the power is out a long time you are going to to have to get creative.
First I would wrap the enclosure with as much as you can if it's still warm. Otherwise I would find a small cardboard box or rubbermaid to insulate like crazy. It's much easier to heat up a small space instead of a big...
I am working on a 6'x3'x2' enclosure right now, those look really nice and great if you have the money or are only thumbs when it comes to DIY. However, the bones of my plywood DIY build is rounding up 300$, with a viewing window, lid, and majority being made of red oak. You could probably...
Mine was really fussy early on. I managed to work through it by making a food paste that was mostly greens but had a bit of the precious mango in it. That worked and after a while mine got a lot less picky.
During that stage he kept trying to eat the spoon I used for giving baths. plantain...
I just added a repti-fogger about 2 months ago. I was getting suspicious the gauges were giving too high of a reading as they never go below 90%, so I fog it daily until it starts raining. The new enclosure will be 6'x3' and have enough height to allow more dense plants and be expandable as tort...
Hey, I'm worried my redfoot might be starting to pyramid.
Diet: mango, some pineapple, dandelion greens, cactus pads, spring greens, and Mazuri tort diet and some repti-cal supplements.
Enclosure: 3'x2' rubbermaid with lid. Humidity gauges (2 on either side) read above 90% at all times and...
All right, thanks, guys. I was thinking ideal humidity was more in the 80's, so it's good to know 90's is good. I guess I'll keep a eye out for shell rot, but seems like it might not be too much of a risk.
Hey,
I'm wondering if the high humidity in my setup will pose a problem for the hatchling I'm getting soon.
Some info on the setup:
40"x 24" Rubbermaid bin with top on it.
Heated with a 60 watt CHE
Has one 36" T5HO 5.0 repisun uvb bulb for uvb
Thermostat controlled heating
Has two...