Recent content by Jay01

Thanks that reassuring, ill keep up the humidity and soak and it should continue.

Thanks for the replys glad to here he seems normal. I will definitely start soaking daily as of today. Although shy I can manage to interact with out always hiding away and can hand feed quite often. Plan is to do as much as possible while young and by time adult hopefully be well and truly...

Thanks for the previous post info and opinion. Ill see if either of them can give some further advice. Bit more info may also help for any advice on what could be changed. Firstly he is 16 months old and weighing 90g . Eats well but is still very shy but if patient and sit he does come out...

So ive read up and have seen that pyramiding shells are obvs not what we want and how they come about but also that maybe for indian stars its in a way slightly expected?? And maybe not pyramiding but part of the species. Firstly is there such a thing as an Indian star with a perfect smooth...

Yeh I've been using the tube heater in my current viv and its worked quite well so I brought the bigger version just got to wait till temp drops to see if its ok or need another lamp. Tort is an Indian star and its a 12% t5 tube set at 42cm from torts level. I've set it up more towards the...

Sorry just seen this its 6 x 3 but I do also have a tube heater for ambient also so hoping g all ok

Ok great thanks I'll swap that out thanks for the advice, least only a small change 👍

So I have this as my new set up... two lights 1 arcadia 39w with reflector approx 50cm away and more on the basking end. I assume this is sufficient for not only uvb but also uva? This is on for 5 hours a day 2 a standard led strip light for general lighting its 6500k I've heard full...

Yeh I think I'll seal it all and then spend some time putting in maybe a pond liner or something. I've looked at pvc vivs im just not personally a fan of them looks wise but they do do a great job with moisture and water. Ill just have to accept it may not last as long but always a great...

So I'm upgrading my Indian stars viv and as im buying a brand new one id obviously like it to last as long as possible. In the current viv i have a plastic sheet protecting the bottom but i find that this has actually caused some damp under it and also its always coming away or getting bits...

Great. Thanks. I best make a few modification.

Pictures may have helped lol

This is the tube and also a pic of the standard light assume just leave that one for 12 hrs a day? And the other for 4 hrs midday?

Thanks It must be the picture but it is a t5 but I’ll reposition to nearer the basking area. Along with raising the tube heater up a bit. Can I ask what is IR-A? And I like the idea of covering with bark secret sort of hide. Is it ok to just have bark in there that’s damp or do I need...

Thanks for your suggestions The substrate is dry at the moment but I will dampen and raise humidity before tort is put in. The tube at the back is a low watt heater it just keeps the night temps up if it drops and also if ambient temp drops. The lamp is a ceramic on a pulse stat and temps...