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When we got our tort 1 1/2 years ago, we were given the somewhat insulated dog house with a CHE that the previous owners were using. After finding The Forum, we went to heat mat below and rhp above as well as building Toms nightbox. Having heat from above and below is working much better for us.

Thanks…I like the two settings feature also. How long have you had those in use?

The thermostat probe is what is on the cold side, and the tortoise moves to wherever he likes

We live in SoCal, have an 80 lb 12 year old Sully, who lives outside with 4x4x2 nightbox using Tom’s design. Inside has heated floor mat and 40 watt rhp above. This is the first winter with this setup and I think we need more rhp heat. The thermostat probe is on the cold side of the box and...

All that chirping probably keeps the poor Tort up all night too! 😝

Yep, always careful.

We’ve had good luck with a dusting of First Saturday Lime. Around outside of house and in chicken coop too.

The Mexican market has about that much those for $2-4.00.

Probably like most things, best in moderation.

That’s the only choices they offer

Best comment so far... It's clear that Tom has a lot of knowledge and is not shy about spending his precious time sharing it with anyone who asks. In his effort to be factual and brief, it may seem a little off-putting to some. I'm sure we could all pile on Tom with our own list of his faults...

Just a thought—definitely need to see vet

Or a tight rubber band and let it finish falling off

I first tried some smaller rocks that didn't seem to change anything, but after swapping for several rocks large enough to be visible above the water surface, he is using his own water dish again. Of course he still knocks over the dogs water all the time...

When painting our deck, the furniture was moved onto the grass and our big sully immediately took to moving the chairs all over the place--looks like tort-play to me!

Hi Everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying their yard dinosaurs as much as we are. Yesterday I saw our 12 year old sulcata drinking from the dog’s water dish even tho I give him fresh water every day in his own dish—a large, black plastic water heater drip pan. His dish is placed in a shady spot...

Still working on progress…

How big is the opening of that single tort nightbox? Thanks for sharing these pics, my box is being modeled after this for our single 11yr old sulcata, and I don’t want to be widening it in 10 years!😝

Hi Tom, I'm sure this has been answered someplace, but I cannot seem to locate it. The RHP we have mounted on the night box lid is keeping the temps more consistent, but it seems too far above the tort to be the most effective. How far above the tort should it ideally be? Also, do you know a...

I found a book that was not definitive on whether or not turtles were in the reptile family