So I spread a bag of Tortoise Supplies testudo mix, but I'm not sure if everything growing is from that. I wanted to see if any of these mystery plants are edible.
I'm in Maryland if that helps
Have you considered picking up a mylar grow tent? They're inexpensive and are an absolutely dream when it comes to keeping in heat and humidity.
Any pics of your current setup?
Got the bones down :) It's 5' x 15'
Next I'll be finding stuff to plant and getting some big clay saucers for water.
I was thinking it might be fun to put a trellis over part of it and grow some sort of vines she can eat...
Thanks for the replies!
I am leaning toward the sunnier spot, since I was also thinking about what sorts of plants I want, like hibiscus, which need full sun. Keeping it in a shadier place would probably limit what plants would grow well there... Always easier to add shade then to take it away...
Now that my girl is big enough, I feel safe in giving her an outdoor enclosure for the warmer months.
I'm mostly just not sure where to put it, in terms of how much sun different parts of my yard get.
The back of my house faces southwest, so it gets little sun in the morning and a lot in the...
Eh, accusing much? :T With the exception of the crocodile skull, everything I put inside is functional and things I have seen advised here, like the walls to break up the large space. I was told to add more plant cover in previous threads so I did that too. (External stuff like the trim and...
How are you supposed to have live plants without bright lights though? o_o People are all 'live plants for humidity/cover/food' but you need some pretty decent lighting even for low light plants.
I'm using an Accurite Indoor/outdoor thing to measure temps and humidity. The receiver is located...
Yup that's exactly what I have too. Might have even gotten the idea from ya or someone else here, haha
Problem is I literally have to pour in gallons of water to get any humidity readings and then the mulch is soaked :T
Hm. I'm really not sure how to fix that then. Do I ditch the heat rope? I've added some heat emitters to get more heat from above but I'm not sure I'll be able to go without the heating rope under the substrate especially once it gets colder. What other heating options are there for such a...
There's pics at my tumblr here: http://ivynajspyder.tumblr.com/post/94013372183/aaaah-its-finally-done-three-months-of-work-and (It isn't clear in the pics there but the top covers with the wire are also covered with plexiglass to keep in the heat/humidity in.)
For UV I'm using a Megaray. I...
Looks like only 80 :X That's too low isn't it? They were reading 85 earlier in the month but I guess the heat rope I'm using can't keep up with the ambient temp drops lately...
I have a Megray for heat/uvb but only in one spot. I'll need to see about installing some extra heat emitters.
I'm...
Like, practically overnight??
When my redfoot was around 1 year old she had a problem with shell rot that I managed to clear up. And her plastron had JUST started to look totally normal and healed over again...
She's 4 now and I just put her in a new 4'x8' enclosure in early August. All new...
I feel like half the caresheets I've read say the majority (>60%) of a red foot's diet should be fruit, and the other half says the majority should be greens.
I know red foots can handle more fruit than other tortoises, but what percentage of the diet should it really be?