Recent content by herpgal88

Thank you! I'm sure I'll have to keep rotating plants through (because they're tasty), but that's half the point ^_^

Definitely took forever cause I got the flu and then Covid right behind it, but Tamil is a happy tort! Did a good 4-5 laps before bed last night. I now feel super bad for a 1-2 year old Herman’s my friend pet sat because they’re in just a Rubbermaid tub. If my little 5-month old is happy to run...

Only real update so far is that I haven’t built a tank yet. Probably won’t for some time. Grabbed a 5x2x2 on a Black Friday deal for $300 and Tamil will be moving into that likely in the next week or so (whenever the silicone is done off-gassing)

That actually works because the best I can find is 1/2” anyway. Woot!

Cut list optimizer sounds like it's gonna be my new best friend. Thank you so much! And yeah, not knocking Mark's enclosures at all. Just trying to balance budget and timing and practicality. I'll play some with height, too. Might split the difference and go for 30" height, as I'll be stacking...

Yeah, $800 just to ship a single enclosure from Mark to me was a bit much to stomach, and I won't spend -that- much in light mounts/bulb cages, etc (I actually need 2 enclosures round about that size--the other will be permanently divided in half--so that's figuring into my concerns. Shipping...

Oh, didn't realize it was too small. A lot of people said a 40 breeder was just fine for a hatchling, which is 648 sq inches, and her tank is 660 sq inches, so I was thinking that would be okay for a little bit. Found the AP 8' x 36" tank, so maybe I'll just do that. Mark's are a little out of...

Didn't want to start a new thread for a simple question, so hopefully some folks see this and chime in :P How soon is too soon to go into a big enclosure? I'm working on a reptile room expansion project and am thinking I'll grab Tamil's 8' tank sooner than later (next few months) as I need...

Thank you! Was in the tank all of 5 minutes before getting stuck 😂😅 I joked that Tamil thought they were still on the plane

And Tamil is here! So adorable <3

Tamil’s here!

I figured it out and everything is set up ^_^ I left the daytime setup running last night just to see what it looked like and equalized out at. Will put one of my smart thermostats in tonight and run it like it will be when Tamil is home, because it records the temps by hour and has alarms for...

This tank actually has 2 thermostats built in. I’m going to see about removing the CHE thermostat from the timer so it will click on and off as needed 24/7. Which I don’t imagine will be on much during the day, but likely at night. When I woke up this morning, ambient was about 86 in the tank...

Hey all! Tamil my Sri Lankan Star tortoise will be here on Wednesday <3 Just doing a final double-check to make sure I have everything set up for the little one. The top is solid, and I can certainly cover some of the venting on the back if humidity becomes a concern. I've also hung up the...