Moss is now gone! We are also adding some Orchid Bark in to allow for more digging and to stop the Coco Coir mess everywhere!
My bad on the thermostat, I meant that it was on a timer. We've bought a temp gun so are monitoring. We've also swapped out the larger lamp holder for the smaller one...
Afternoon everyone!
I’ve taken on board the advice given. And we’ve created the following for our tort. Still yet to be named!
The below will be enclosed but in the meantime.
- We’ve added a flood light rather than the MVB. Set up on a thermostat
- Dedicated T5 12% uvb
- Ambient light at...
Sorry I’m now confusing myself…
I was going to buy a UVB strip and a basking bulb only….but I’m now reading that the UVB only needs to be on for 3-4 hours a day.
Does that then mean tort relies on the basking bulb for the rest of day or that I need to buy another light too?
Thank you for this. This is the table I’m picking up. So would you suggest putting the UVB on the arm that’s there currently and just taking the mesh off when in use in the day? I have a swinging mount for the basking lamp too.
Sorry for the barrage of questions but what are the...
Following on from this. I have a wifi operated electric radiator right behind the table. With a good thermometer and monitoring. Would this be sufficient for a hermann for night time heating?
Thanks for the advice all. I’m switching to a larger table and will put a greenhouse cover over it. I’m ordering UVB, heat lamp and basking separately and ditching the mercury.
The table I’ve got has a chicken wire top and is roughly 35cm deep. Should I be installing the UVB strip inside the...
Hi all,
First post on here, this was originally posted on reddit before I knew this forum existed, the community looks great!
We brought our 10 month old Hermann home on Thursday. Brand new to Tortoise ownership but did as much reasearch as I could.
Our setup is as follows:
Aivituvin...