May I suggest a few things:
Algae control pond blocks. I use them in my koi pond and they are safe for fish and I am pretty sure turtles as well, but you would of course double check this. They will probably kill any plants living in the pond however
Shade. I have a 10x10 slant leg canopy...
@Yvonne G
Hi Yvonne. Tom gave me some very good information regarding how he would set up heated night box for my torts. May I ask you what you would do different from what you do now, if anything, if you lived in or moved to Tehachapi at 4100' elevation? Would you do heated outside night...
So, are you saying, for my DT's, perhaps a 4x4, divided in half, with mini radiant oil heater and 2 basking lamps and a double door?? Do I need to worry about fire hazard??
Thanks Yvonne! I am anticipating a move to Tehachapi this summer. Elevatiion will be about 4100 feet, so certainly cooler than where I live now at 800 feet in the San Fernando Valley. So I am anticipating they will need a warm house for spring and fall. Does that seem reasonable?
HI all!
I hope someone can help me direct this question to Tom, as it is specifically about his single tort night box... Altho anyone else with experience with desert torts is more than welcome to chime in.
Can this 4x2 box be reduced in size to 3x2, or even smaller, and still...
Having a hard time with this site moving around so much today! His conditions in his room are exactly as you suggest. Exactly. As we speak. And they have been. He seems to wake up when it is cold and wants to sleep when it is warm. Make zero sense. Any thoughts besides the obvious? What...
Joxer, my problem child...Finally went into brumation in his outdoor hide, early this month. He had not eaten for close to a month. Put him in his insulated brumation box in garage. Last week, when I checked on him, he was wide awake. Temp in box 52 degrees. I mean he was wide awake. Ok...
Wow. Thanks very much. I will put a little more space between them for now, probably with a 2nd dividing wall. Inadequate for sure, but will at least be something. And old guy, is in the more downwind position. For next year, I will build another enclosure at opposite end of yard. I am...
So Yvonne, do you think it is possible that he is way stressed by new guy in adjacent pen?? Even tho he was used to a different male CDT there for years? New guy, who should be the stressed one, could care less. He is as happy as a clam. Should I put a little more space between them? Or...