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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    So my enclosure is 19 inches tall and I need to put substrate in it so the furthest I can get the light from the substrate is 15 inches, I'm housing a sulcata turtle what light would you reccomend. Enclosure length and width is 46 inches by 26
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    I see ty
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Gotcha thanks
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Generally how much water would you dump into the substrate
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Dump water? What do you mean?
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    To keep the humidity high in my tortoise enclosure could I spray the enclosure occassionally with tap water? Or do I need to do something to the water? Also can he drink the tap water.
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    What should the uv level be
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    This one i think fits the requirements its the Zoo Med 26062 Reptisun 10.0 T5-Ho Uvb 39W Fluorescent Lamp, 34" If I get this one how far away from my tortoise/the substrate should it be?
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    good thing i checked with you before buying it then. What about this its the Zoo Med FS524 Reptisun 5.0 T5-Ho Uvb Fluorescent Lamp-24 W-22"
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Not quite sure Zoo Med 25157 Reprising 10.0 UVB Compact 13W Fluorescent Lamp, Mini https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00A8RHTYU/?tag= this is the link
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Sorry to ask so many questions but if im using a 10.0 uvb light how far from the substrate should it be? 10-12 inches?
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    So to summarize I should give my baby sulcatas a pile of leafy greens every morning mixed in with some grassland tortoise pellets (how much pellets exactly?) And I should leave some cuttlebone for him to munch on if he wanted to.
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Could I grab some grass from my front lawn (no pesticides or anything used on it) and just put it in a pile for my tortoise to eat mixed with some other veggies?
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Thank you so much for your response, I actually did consider getting a smaller tortoise but I always wanted a big one and I have dedicated my entire basement and a large section of land in my backyard for once he/she gets bigger. I do have one more question though: What is the main food I should...
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    The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

    Hi Tom, I'm new to the tortoise forum but my attention was grabbed by your post as it had quite a few contradicting arguments to others but seems very accurate. I'm getting a baby sulcata tortoise soon and I have quite a few questions if you don't mind answering. 1. Should I have a UVB light...
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