Recent content by Sully718

This is where I'm at now. I'm able to get heat up to 78 using 100watt che and uth under tote. However my humidity is riding at 40% I'm assuming because tote is not completely closed. Any tips on how I can navigate this to achieve good temps AND humidity? Tortoise temp right now is 95 he is under...

Going to add a CHE as we speak however top to tote will be halfway open to allow heat in

Any other advice? At this time no other symptoms

UPDATE: the wheezing sounds worse. Humidity at 90% ambient inside chamber 74 ground temp in bedding 78-80

UPDATE: the wheezing sounds worse

I am using my 40gal black and tote. Put 30-40GAL UTH attached under the tote tote is elevated per instructions. Hooked up on thermostat i cannot get passed 74degress ambient air inside of tote while completely closed. Humidity is between 80-90 with tote closed. Drops down to 50-60 % with tote...

And also can I let him outside during the day for sun and grazing etc?

I have added the Coco coir to the tub and my humidity is reading 85% with ambient air of 82. These thermometers are placed inside his tote. I do not have the lid on it. My laundry room is small and steams up and gets warm. Would this work or should I do what you mentioned above? Also when you...

How big is your tortoise? Mine is about 14in. Do you have pics of tote setup?

Thanks for your reply! These past 2 days I have him sleeping in the tote in a small laundry room with a humidifier with door closed and it gets nice and warm in there and steamy. How long should I be doing this? And should it only be for sleeping? During the day i let him out to graze and get...

Thanks for the input. For now I have my tort sleeping in 80 degrees with a humidifier to see if it helps get rid of that noise.

They want to charge me $1600+ for mycoplasma testing lungs flush it all sounded bogus to me. I held off. If mycoplasma is not treated will tort die? Can they live long with this? My tort has gained 7lbs since last visit in march.

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Thank you for your reply!! Should I get my tortoise treated or not worry? Or when should I get it treated?

Hopefully i get a reply. I just soaked him in warm water for 20min he was mad but peed and poo now outside again grazing