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the enclosure is not too hot, as per the advice I moved the Light and closed the enclosure with plexiglass. temperature is 29-30 in the hot side and 24-22 on the cooler side. Humidity is at 70 on the side with the light and 90 on the other side. I garden so Ice eats an extremely varied diet...

This is the plexiglass lid

Ok I got the plexiglass. We literally got it on last night so my partner still needs to attach hinges and then we will hand the ceramic heater better without the duct tape haha. I put the reflection tape around the hole where the ceramic heater is just in case it ever touches the edge. The...

is a CHE a ceramic heat emitter? Because I have one of those on a flip for night time. I moved the light up so now the hottest part is 30C and it never gets below 20C anywhere in the enclosure. I’m going to get my partner to put plexiglas over half of it, that will help keep humidity in I’m...

I moved the light, so it’s not as hot, but it’s literally one spot on top of his hide that would ever get up to that temperature, ice would have to climb on top of the hide to get there, the rest of the enclosure is not that hot for sure. Ice digs in the substrate all the time, he makes little...

Sorry, also in the enclosure there are so many microclimates, in regards to temperature and humidity, I have thermometer strips everywhere and there is definitely not one overall temperature. The breeder we got him from said that was important and the deep litter so Ice can create burrows.

i will move the light up so it’s not as hot, it’s only on the top of his hide, that’s closest to the light, but I can easily adjust that. There’s so many different feeding guidelines! I am always trying different things, But maybe I can add more fruit. I thought the majority of their diet...

Ooh maybe I could blend up some fruit and coat the greens in that, that’s a genius idea actually. I’m going to try it tomorrow.

Hey friends! I’m definitely super new to this tortoise thing. I’ve been doing so much research but it seems like everyone does it a little different. Can I grow sprouts and feed them to Ice? Ice is a Redfoot, who is 6 months old. I can’t seem to find greens that Ice will eat lots of. Ice...