Because it came up in this thread, I have decided to weigh in on the humidity discussion.
Over the years the general consensus has become that there is a strong correlation between lack of humidity and pyramiding in tortoises. This is the reason there are so many posts and opinions about the...
One more interesting factoid for box turtle enthusiasts. I now live in Florida and having seen a few wild speciments have learned that the Florida box turtle (terrapene carolina bauri), actually a subspecies of the eastern box turtle (t. carolina carolina), look very similar to the western or...
I lived in Colorado for over 50 years and became familiar with the ornate box turtles. Red eyes, orange and yellow scales on forelimbs and striking large olive green head is common for the males. I Googled desert box turtles (Terrapene ornata luteola) and found these images. Some desert box...
I purchased these Temp/Humidity displays on Amazon a couple of weeks ago....$6.99 for a pack of 4!!! Even came with 4 replacement batteries!!! I have used the readily available Accurite indicators and agree that they are not easy to mount or read inside a reptile enclosure or incubator although...
I buy 25L bulk bags of Mazuri LS online from Tractor Supply with free shipping if you have a store near you. Takes about a week to arrive. They also carry small (16 oz) timothy cubes for $5.00 and bulk bags (40 lb) of timothy and orchard grass hay for about $17 on sale if that would work for...
Using an online calculator/converter is the easiest but if you want to do it the old fashion way with a calculator or spreadsheet here are the formulas...Enjoy! :D
To convert from Deg C to Deg F: Deg F = (1.8 x Deg C) + 32
To convert from Deg F to Deg C: Deg C = (Deg F - 32) / 1.8...
bsfast,
You are doing better than many new owners with your first tortoise. After re-reading your original post, I realized you didn't get much input on temperatures....
Sounds like the consensus on red-foot temps based on your research is a little lower than what I use for my leopard...
Your habitat is beautiful and looks adequate for your hatchling/juvenile to me as it is (for now, a larger habitat will be required as the tortoise grows). It looks like your substrate holds moisture well, you have a couple of different humidity hides and plants, and what I think is a misting...
Cleopatra,
I realized that my previous post was way too wordy/preachy, repeated the obvious to experienced tortoise keepers, and it was hard to pull out any specific recommendations to try. I guess I was trying to target less experienced owners who hadn't seen or read much on pyramiding and...
Pyramiding in tortoises is complex subject that often comes up in this forum, books, and periodicals. If you search on this topic for related threads in this forum you will find a number of posts. The actual cause(s) of pyramiding have been debated for many years. The following is a summary...