Recent content by LexAndLeo

This is Leo. I’ve had him for almost 5 months and He is 9 months old now. He’s growing fast for sure and his shell seems to be staying pretty smooth.

I have an internal thermometer and humidity gauge. When the heat lamp is on the temp is consistently 80-85 and when the UV lamp is on it consistently stays between 85-90. I never have both on at the same time. I don’t keep the UV lamp on for extended periods of time because the humidity will...

Here’s some different angles

This is my little nugget Leo. I’m obviously not sure of the gender but I’m going to assume it’s a boy in the meantime. I’m a first time tortoise owner but I have done my research (mostly by using this forum) and put in the time and money to make sure he has a suitable set up and so far so good...

This is how the setup looks. The lights are screwed in through the holes so it seals them.

My little guy Leo started out pretty light when I got him but all of his new growth is dark. I heard sun fades the dark parts so we will see if that will make a difference since winter is just about over and I’ll be having him spend more time outside. Leo before and after below

I just went and got a piece of plexi glass from Home Depot and cut it to fit the top of my aquarium and then cut holes to put the lights in. Keeps the heat and the moisture in the aquarium and was a cheap fix

I am new to raising Sulcata tortoises. I received Leonardo (aka Leo) back in December, he was right around 4-5 months at the time. He’s now 9 going on 10 months and I just wanted to make sure his shell doesn’t show any signs of pyramiding. The habitat he is in right now fluctuates between 80-90...