Great advice on purchasing the enclosures. I’m currently looking into both AP and Mark’s smart enclosures as options. The enclosures are affordable but shipping is insane. Mark sent me a message saying it will be between $400 and $700 to ship. I’m not sure if I have more local options.
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Hi Tom, thanks again for the reply. It isn’t Houston humid here but as a Los Angeles/Ventura County native, it isn’t nearly as dry as the chaparral coast. For instance our summers are hot here but humidity runs 75 to 95%. Today has a high of 98% and a low of 60% at around 1pm (sun’s highest...
Hi! Thank you for responding. My kids are almost out of the house. We have space. We have an empty spare room that could be used however I’d like. But ultimately they will be outside. Well, the plan is to convert a greenhouse into a night enclosure then as adults give access to a larger...
Oh I have two ceramic heat emitters. So are you saying I should put one on each side of the enclosure and add a thermostat to turn them off and on to regulate the temps? Chuck the flood bulb? I think I have a thermostat somewhere, so long as it’s made it the million moves we’ve made since my...
Yes of course this helps! I’ll work on sorting out the lighting situation. I suppose instead of creating outdoor enclosures we can create an indoor one. It’s not a matter of resources but I’m really trying to use the things I already have including my terrariums, hoods, and lamps from my bearded...
Purchasing a closed chamber isn’t an option at the moment for the indoor enclosure as I’m using my existing terrariums. I’d like to make these work to the best of their ability for the time being. But I will work towards something closed soon. My temps and humidity has been holding steady with...
So the basking bulb is only there to help keep temps up. It doesn’t get higher than 88 degrees on that end. Additionally I have the attached bulb for night heat. It doesn’t put off a red light. It’s just for heat. I know the red lights damage their eyes but was told the one pictured below does...
How long can a hatchling go without eating? When should I be going to the vet? I assume this baby is less than 1 month old since he still has the pip on his beak and remnant of yolk sack and I read recent hatchlings usually don’t eat while they are still absorbing the yolk sack.
I have no...
Alternatively I can return one under the health guarantee. We just have several acres and eventually would like more than one. I get such conflicting information and am trying my best here.
So no one raises their red footed tortoises together successfully? I’m not asking this sarcastically. I’ve just seen so many successful setups that include more than one. I can easily divide the space and adjust husbandry accordingly. But if they have adequate space and no competition for...
Hi friends! After long deliberation and research,I recently settled on purchasing 2 red footed tortoise hatchlings. I live in North Texas and wanted a species that would do well in this climate outdoors with some added support indoors or with heat in the winter. The choice was between redfoots...