Good progress today. Base and sides built. This has more insulation than my house! Waiting on the glass runners to arrive before I can build the front but hopefully another good go at it tomorrow.
He's much happier and seems to be settling in, which is great news. Hopefully this will improve further once I build his new house this weekend. Also enjoying his morning baths. And... we have a name!
Meet Atlas
Thank you.
I'll get another 40L of bark ordered now along with the basking bulb.
This is the best photo I have which doesn't look like the same bulb you linked so would prefer to play it safe and get the right item:
My T5 UVB is the 24W version, 55cm long. I guess the first question is - is...
Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a detailed reply. Hugely appreciated.
I've ordered a lot of sheets of plywood, 50mm insulation, 3x2 timber etc to be delivered Friday morning so will build something proper this weekend at approximately 8ft x 4ft with glass front/sliding doors...
Thank you Pák - my do they grow fast! He's much more active today and enjoyed his soak, scuttling around the sink. I managed to keep the temperature up at 20C overnight which I was pleased with. I'm assuming I have next to 0 humidity though due so this open enclosure so I'm going to build an...
Thanks for the reply and warm welcome Alice and of course the advice!
Covering with a towel - would you recommend I mount the UVB strip light underneath/inside then and cover half the enclosure with a towel (up as far along as the CHE in the middle?)
Were you able to maintain decent humidity...
Hi everyone, very glad to be here.
My family and I have just rehomed a 10 month old Sulcata - I thought I'd done a lot of reading but only a day in it's certainly a steep learning curve. We're in the UK so warmth is a challenge. He/she has come with lots of equipment, but we are most definitely...