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  1. Guzzio

    Winterhousing - Belgium + pics. Advice welcome

    Thanks again guys. I am grateful and i really appreciate all the info here. :<3: In Belgium, i can find a lot of info about Greek tortoises (i have 2), but barely about Sulcata's. So i am satisfied i have found this forum. I did a test run last night and outside temps were around 26 F, so...
  2. Guzzio

    Winterhousing - Belgium + pics. Advice welcome

    Hmmm ... i will do some 'googling' to find and buy/order such a heat radiant panel. Any idea how much watt such a heat panel is?
  3. Guzzio

    Winterhousing - Belgium + pics. Advice welcome

    Hmmm ... thanks. So the red bulb will go out. I will test run it tomorrow with an 18 x 18 feet heat mat possitioned to one side. This winter, Lou wil stay indoors. And probably next winter to ... but i love to build things like this, so i want him to stay outside as long is he is up to. But...
  4. Guzzio

    Winterhousing - Belgium + pics. Advice welcome

    Ok. Time for a post of our little one. This is 'Lou' (like Lou ferrigno aka the hulk :)) and my fathers Sulcata 'Georges'.
  5. Guzzio

    Winterhousing - Belgium + pics. Advice welcome

    Thanks for all the tips! Well ... it's almost finished. Just a few adjustments to do ... - I will place the light a bit higher to avoid burning spots. - I will replace the ceramic heat emitter; i have bought a large heating mat. I did a little test run last night and temps outside where...
  6. Guzzio

    Winterhousing - Belgium + pics. Advice welcome

    Hey Tom, hey Yvonne. Thanks for the tips. I appreciate this!!! So i will set the thermostat so that temp at night will be 26 -27C and daytemp will be adjusted to 32 - 33C. I think i will remove the ceramic heat emitter and use the heat mat instead. I ordered one and it will fit nicely ...
  7. Guzzio

    Winterhousing - Belgium + pics. Advice welcome

    Hey guys. First, excuse my for my bad English, 'cause i am from Belgium. So here goes ... So i am building a winter enclosure for my 1,5 years old Sulcata. In Belgium, winters can be cold. As long as its possible, the little Sulcata (311 gr - 0.68 pound) will stay indoors during winter...
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