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Awesome! I'm happy it worked this time :) Good to know about the reflector. I imagine the rescue has a way to measure UVB. Perhaps when they do the home visit they can test ours and make sure it's fine. Oh dang! I didn't even notice it was a spot light 🤦🏽 at least that is the last adjustment...

Thank you so much! It was a fun project and good excuse to get creative :) Oh how weird! Here is the link, I think it should work now :) https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3MRK6VZWVZN46?ref_=wl_share

Okay my friend! I think we got it right this time 😅😭 What do you think? https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3MRK6VZWVZN46?ref_=wl_share For the grow light fixture thing we will just switch out the light bulb to the Zoo Med one. And we will put this inside the mezzanine level towards the...

Alrighty! I've made some adjustments to the list based on your suggestions and recommendations: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3MRK6VZWVZN46?ref_=wl_share I swapped the UVB lamp for the ZooMed kit and found some wider fixtures that clamp. We were thinking we could attach the UVB lamp to...

Good point! I didn't think about the heat affecting the glue. We use command strips for hanging a lot of things but we've never done a light before. Better safe than sorry! Thanks for the advice :)

Thanks for looking over my list! I appreciate your help :) The "mezzanine" level will be the basking zone. We didn't think about how to hang the lights, so I'm glad you asked! For the tube light we will use command strips to attach it to the bookshelf above the enclosure. For the dual heat...

Hello again Alex! Here is the shopping list we put together: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3MRK6VZWVZN46?ref_=wl_share What do you all think? Any other recommendations for indoor and outdoor? TIA for all the support 🐢💚

Oh gotcha! That makes sense! As far as adding plants - we wanted to get something from the store but from what I have read, it seems that most suggest growing from seed since a lot of stores use chemicals and pesticides. What should we use in the meantime to provide shade while the seeds grow?

This is was the corners look like. We used these metal brackets to secure the corners of the lumber. Do you think he will still be able to climb them? Also excellent catch with the rain! We will need to look into adding gutters or hiring someone. We do a lot of DIY but I'm not sure how easy or...

Hi!! Thanks so much 🐢🌞 The barrier walls are about 10 inches from the ground that we replaced after digging and we will build a top with hinges. The top will have a wooden frame and chicken wire so he still gets sunshine. We did put hardware mesh on the bottom of the enclosure too. Ohh that...

Hi!! Thanks so much 🐢🌞 The barrier walls are about 10 inches from the ground that we replaced after digging and we will build a top with hinges. The top will have a wooden frame and chicken wire so he still gets sunshine. We did put hardware mesh on the bottom of the enclosure too. The...

This is so helpful! Thank you, Alex :) We don't plan to brumate him because the process seems a bit overwhelming after reading through the brumation threads. Thank you for your simplified explanation of the lighting. That is very helpful. On the list the rescue provided, they recommend two...

Oh yes! Before we built anything I read a lot of the posts on here and consulted the rescue. We dug about 4 inches down and then added hardware mesh. We put the dig up ground back on top.

Been working on two enclosures for my soon-to-be son, a Russian Tort named Sunny 🌞 We still have to add a topper, substrate, and enrichment to the outdoor one. Plus add a frame for the cold box to sit on top of. We were thinking creeping thyme for some ground cover with stones in between (think...

Correct, this is just for the summer months. Winter he will have another enclosure inside our home. His outdoor enclosure will be 15 ft by 5 ft.