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Thanks! I have actually read that thread before when I first got my tortoise, but I’ve been in a financial pickle and I’m trying to make the best of it with what I have, the box I just got was on sale at our local pet store for only 25 dollars so I thought it’d be good to give him more space you...

Here’s a better picture, sorry if I responded twice I’m still not very familiar with forums.

Hope this helps alright.

He’s about a year old. Turned one in may. He’s also a sulcata tortoise.

Hello! so I just recently got my tortoise a table top box enclosure and I’m moving him from a terrarium to the box and I’m having trouble trying to adjust the temperature. For the hot side directly under the heat lamp it’s around 80 F and on the cool side it’s around 68 F. I use a 100W CRE and...

I remember you mentioning the problem with the open top, so until I can afford or make a enclosed enclosure I found some plastic fittings to cover two thirds of the tank and left the heat lamp side open. Thank you again for your help Tom, it’s been a bit of a blessing.

Night temperatures on the heated side where he sleeps and basks tends to stay anywhere between 70-85 degrees and the rest of the tank stays around 70. Occasionally it can drop as low as sixty according to the pet store thermometer, but I had recently purchased an infrared thermometer and it...

I know it’s definitely NOT a good set up at the moment and I’m in progress of making better, but tall the advice I got from other led me to this not so great position.

So I’m generally just curious what would be better for my sulcata tortoise baby. I upgraded his enclosure and currently have a 100 watt infrared light but I was curious if it would be better to have the heating emitter, I’m very unfamiliar with the ceramic emitter so any advice or help is...

He’s about 4in and around 150 grams.

Just an old nickname and the fact that I’m American lol

Thanks, I read through your care sheet and it’s so different from what I’ve been told by the vet I took him too recently, he is a year old too so should I treat like a hatchling still?

so recently I’ve upgraded my sulcata tortoise’s enclosure from a ten Gallon tank to a 20 gallon reptile tank and I’m have a hard time controlling the temperature on both sides of the tank, anyone know of a light that spreads the heat and UVB evenly ( I know he needs a basking spot but the “cool”...

I’ll give it a try again, maybe I was too gentle when bathing him. Thanks for the help (:

Thank you, sorry I just hastily typed it out. But I tried to clean it off his shell since I soaked him today and it’s not cleaning off at all.

Just recently I’ve noticed these strange little flakes in between the scutes of my tortoise and I can’t figure out anywhere online what it is. His behavior seems normal and the temperature in the tank stays around 80-90 on the hot side. He gets at least 10 hours of light. Idk what it is at all.