Recent content by Omniceye

Thank you. It doesn't look like any of these symptoms are showing so He should be good. I do plan to get one of the T5 tubes when possible. You don't know how much i appreciate all the help you've given. I'm looking forward to watching this little guy grow.

He does hide from the light quite often and i've made hides for him on both sides, so this is good to know. I have a plug timer coming in the mail within the next couple days so hopefully that helps with the UVB. What are the signs of eye irritation, that way I know what I'm actually looking...

The height of the enclosure is 20" and the bulbs are 15" from the ground. i have the Boston fern beneath the light for some shade. After testing with both a hygrometer and a separate thermometer, the Hygrometer, which is black plastic, is reaching 98'F in direct light while the digital...

Here are pictures. I'm pretty sure the heat lamp is also zoo med brand but there isn't a label. I remember the boxes being the same brand.

I'm currently using a double lamp. I'm not exactly sure what the bulbs are but i do know its not the mercury vapor bulb. 1 is a heat bulb and the other is UV that I bought separately. I do plan to change this to one of the Long straight. Bulbs that were recommended in the link you gave as soon...

I appreciate that whole post. I wish I found it before we got our little guy. Would've helped with a lot of prep work haha. I removed as much h of the Sphagnum moss as I could and I feel a bit relieved as while soaking today he finally pooped (first time I've witnessed it) so i know he's not...

Thank you for the reply. I will remove the moss right away. Thats the first ive heard about that. How much water should I be pouring into the corners of the substrate? There was so much conflicting info regarding lighting/heating that I ended up using what was recommended by our pet store...

Hello, I'm a first time tortoise owner. Recently became the proud father of a 5 month old Leopard Tortoise. However due to the short notice I've thrown together what I could until I can build something better. I'm using a large fish tank for now, and made some panels for the top to better keep...