As he gets older and starts burrowing more I'll defiantly remove them but at the moment the orchid bark is a little to big for him to push around. I measured the bark around the heaters and nothing was getting too hot, perhaps because the with the big bark there's pathways for air to vent...
UPDATE
Ok, the RHP came in and after a couple iterations printing some spacers I got it installed and it kept the enclosure nice and toasty all night long. I posted a detailed overview of my enclosure here. Thanks everybody.
Hi All,
I've had my little dude for a month and got his enclosure to a state that I'm happy with but I would love you experts to look over it and tell me if I'm missing anything.
I started with this terrible 5 gallon glass enclosure and after reading Toms guide while looking for answers on...
Thank you all for the replies; looks like I didn't understand the difference between heat pads and a radiant heat panel when I was designing this enclosure.
I've ordered a RHP and will have it installed asap. Simply going from a 24W to a 200W is going to make a huge difference. I already have...
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Its finally gotten cold in Arizona but not enough for me to turn on my heater inside and what was enough heating before is now not enough for my enclosure.
I have a florescent bulb on during the day that has no problem keeping my enclosure 85 degrees and the 2 24w heating pads were...
Hi All,
I finally got myself a baby sulcata and after reading Tom's guide I've had a lot of fun building a better terrarium for my little guy. I was able to achieve a good humidity but now I can't see my tortoise because the plexi glass is always fogged over. I know this isn't important to...