Recent content by Ishjohn

EDIT: It is at about 5.6-6.3 under the UVB light.

Hello @Tom , I got my solar meter today and I'm not sure if I am using this correctly but I just placed it like this. Is this too much or too little. What are your suggestions or comments on running the uvb? Thank you. John

Hello Tom! It seems like the rbi heat panel is sold out already as they cancelled my order. But I did find this as well. Would they work the same as well or would they not be ideal? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CYRL39I/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 Thank you so much! It look like I will almost be...

Thank you for that information. So everything is all good in my information in terms of humidity correct?

This is the image of ingredients that's on the bottle. I don't know if that helps. They said they do not spray it but they do put it on the soil I believe. Thank you.

I have a local nursey that sells plants that are edible to my tortoise and apparently. I did ask them if they were safe to be eaten by my tortoise. Apparently, they do not use insecticides or pesticides on their plants but they do use only this with their plants...

Oh sounds good! Day time heat temps should be good for now but just waiting on the panel for night temps to stay at 80 degrees. One other thing is that you don't think the humidity is too high? Do you also have advice on how to get the humidity on the basking side to more than 80%? I can't...

Thank you so much for all the advice! So far here is an update. Right now, I am worried that it might be too hot or maybe too humid in the enclosure. Here are the numbers and pictures currently that it usually is around. Left side currently is usually reading at 99% humidity and 85-87 degrees...

Thank you for all the advice. 1. I am currently acquiring 50 and 60 watt incandescent light bulbs. For the mean time, Do these work as well for now at least? https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/exo-terra-daytime-heat-lamp 2. I was thinking of switching it with an Arcadia T5 HO 6%...

Edit to #1 of my previous post: it seems like the mvb is bringing temps to 105-110 so probably would not use it and switch to a zoomed 50 watt basking light for now until I can figure out how to get an incandescent bulb here to CA.

Thank you so much for the input and sorry for all the questions. 1. I have a Powersun MVB 80 watt that I purchased way back. I tested it and seems like it keeps basking spot constantly at 95-100 degrees. Would that be a better alternative rather than buying a separate uvb/uva and basking light...

Thank you so much for the advice helps a ton. 1. Would it matter if the incandescent is clear or tinted white? Or alternatively, would a flood light work as well? Or would it be too strong at this distance? 2. It seems like most or if not all places are sold out of the radiant heat panel...

It is 4 ft (48 inches) long and 2 ft (24 inches) wide. And 1 ft tall. I am planning on placing the arcadia 36" uvb fixture on the middle of the top of enclosure facing down next to the basking light. I attached some photos and this is how it looks right now at the moment. But only having issues...

Am I able to place the heat mat on the back of the enclosure sideways and use the digital thermostat? As I was able to purchase an Arcadia 36 inch 6% uvb fixture that I will attach on top of the enclosure so I might not have space to attach a heat mat on top. Or any other suggestions? Sorry I am...

Thank you so much for the help so far it's been very informative for me. That is my setup at the moment but I could adjust if needed of course. Some things to note and some questions: - For my enclosure itself, I really wish I could've gotten a 24" tall one but unfortunately in my area the...