This was my initial idea, with a very shallow ramp leading up to the 2nd floor and enclosed on all sides so he can't just fall over the edge and tip up (in essence creating a staircase, rather than a simple ramp.
Deep bedding to dig into on the bottom, shallower on the top, with the feeding...
Perhaps, but the shelf is no more than 18" deep, and the router. Is located there so it doesn't work. Given the original quote was to add a 4ft x 4ft L, the only way that could work is to come towards the couch.
I might have read too much into it...
We would have no living room left at that point I'm afraid, plus a clumsy 4 year old running in between parts of the enclosure would be a disaster ready to happen.
This is its current enclosure, measuring roughly 4ft by 1.5ft (completely insufficient).
The next pic of the living room shows where it would go. In essence, imagine an enclosure as wide as it's current enclosure is long, extending to the middle of the room, around where my son's toy garage is...
There's no room for large enough bookcase, it'll have to be a largish flat enclosure on the floor, but I can make it significantly larger than it currently has; the equivalent of 4 of its current enclosures side by side, with more depth for digging areas.
I'm also thinking of having some hardy...
Thank you for the information
Thank you Sarah,
I was thinking of using plexiglass as its much safer, lighter and probably cheaper. Any sheet thicker than 3mm is completely opaque to Infrared, hence no 'oven effect' at standard 5mm thicknesses. It also let's through quite a large amount of UV...
At that point I think I'd be sleeping on the couch for the foreseeable future. I think I'll try the 4 x 4 x 2 floor enclosure so it doesn't dwarf the room but gives him the room he needs.
Thank you, I'll take all the info you can give.
As an update, he's had a couple of soaks now and I've been pouring small amounts of water into his substrate every now and then. Got a digital temp/humidity monitor and the basking area is at 37.8 C (ideal on C is 35-38) and the humidity hovers...
I've seen him ripping his food every time he eats, so hopefully the steps we've discussed should be enough. And yes, if the slate doesn't work, I'll keep clipping the tips as he needs it.
The lid was mainly to ensure he's warm enough, with as little heat loss as possible. Our house loses a lot...
Tortuga, after the Breaking Bad character who's head ends up on a tortoise, rather than the Spanish word for Tortoise. Terrible, I know...
He seems very friendly actually, and is happy to approach all of us. Skittish with sudden movements, but will let you gently caress his head and she'll...
Thank you, I'll give him a soak tonight then in the sink.
I've read through the entirety of the post you recommended. We have some work to do, no doubt.
Me and the wife (the 'We') have already picked a spot that just opened up in the house, and we're going to be building a much larger...
Thank you Tom, appreciate the info.
Got a container on the way to bathe him too, so will start when that arrives with daily soaks.
He's passing faeces and urates, so hopefully no problems there, just a lot of things to do to get him healthy and happy. Hopefully a couple of months from now...
Thank you Angie,
It may be that to be honest, like it's wearing stilettos almost. I'll nip the ends off and file them round and blunt, a bit flatter on the bottom, which should hopefully give him better purchase.
Yup, Rotherham UK it is, the veritable tropical paradise of the North. Nice to...