It is front of shell to back of shell. To measure put down a piece of painters masking tape slide the front of the shell against a wall or similar solid object and mark the tape at back of shell then measure the distance from wall to mark on tape.
I have the camera mostly so I can see the tort when I'm out of town for work months at a time. Everything else is good. Most work is maintaining humidity at exceptable levels.
I have one redfoot and even I am constantly monitoring everything. Then relaying information back to my wife to make changes. I work out of town a lot. I can watch my little tort on a wyze cam pan v3 camera and monitor temp and humidity with multiple sensor push sensors.
Also look for one of these thermostat controllers that can handle the same watts as the heater you go with. Link is example only.
https://www.bn-link.com/products/bn-link-digital-heat-mat-thermostat-controller-for-seed-germination-reptiles-and-brewing-40-108-f
My redfoot tortoise came home with a Respiratory infection but that was from lack of proper care from breeder and wrong information given about proper care.
I haven't met anyone In person from this forum but I've met a large number of folks from the Model A ford forum I'm on. It is always great to meet people that you've talked to on the regular basis on the forums
I own a Red foot tortoise so I have no experience with Brumation. It is my understanding that some people put them in a refrigerator to maintain a consistent temperature and if remembering correctly you have to open the door every day to allow oxygen to get in so the tortoise doesn't suffocate...
I recommend you take the plunge on the Good set. The thing you need to remember is once you get them you need to wear them all the time. Hearing aid technology is crazy advanced now days. They are programed to slowly work their way up in volume to allow your ear drum to adjust to it. So if you...
I drove home this morning when I got off work out of state. Got about a 4 hour nap and 2.5 hrs to take care of Mojo and eat early dinner/lunch with my wife then back in the truck to make it on time for work. I'll be sleeping in tomorrow at the hotel for sure.