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I dont have a Solarmeter unfortunately. The bulb is mounted ~20 inches above the tort

That sounds about right lol, I'm mostly worried about toxic foods. As far as the grocery store, unfortunately that's my best option at the moment. Everything in my back yard is either "feed sparingly" or "do not feed". That being said I do want to begin growing my own foods, sounds like a fun...

I've spent the last few hours scrounging around many different Redfoot feeding charts to get the best general idea of when/how to feed, and what foods are best. Please review this and let me know if anything should be changed. My goal is to have a strict schedule to stick to along with a...

One other question while I have you folks here, regarding the preferred UVB lamp. Currently I have an Arcadia 6% bulb set on a schedule of 11am-3pm. I have a 12% on hand I can swap out if that would better benefit my little redfoot. Once again, I've read conflicting information on this topic so...

Even better! Do you have a recommendation for a specific brand?

Wonderful advice thank you so much. Happy to hear about the basking lamp, I've read many conflicting things on that topic. May need to add a second che in its place for ambient temps but I have spares on hand. Great to know about the repashy too, I'll place an order for those recommended...

Hey all, First time tortoise owner, overly paranoid about pyramiding and overall shell health. How does this look? Humidity is kept at ~90, temp ~87 ambient and ~92 basking (using a smart enclosure from Mark) Food is as many different dark leafy greens as I can get my hands on + other veggies...

Download these two apps on your phone: PictureThis - This one allows you to take a picture of whatever plant you're wondering about, and it will tell you the general and scientific name. Just keep in mind the app isnt perfect and make sure the pictures match between the app and the plant in...

Im using a 6% Arcadia UVB and it's on from 11:00-3:00 (I followed your recommended lighting schedule for all lights in the set-up docs). From what I can tell the CHE doesnt turn on during the day, that display panel is always set to "cool" until the basking light turns off. I did notice...

A few questions about the new setup: Has anyone successfully done a bioactive substrate with orchid bark? The size I used was for seedling orchids. I'd love to get some springtails and isopods roaming around in there. Heat - Ambient temps have been getting up to 87 during the day and I've...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting up with @Markw84 to pick up a 48x30x30 smart enclosure. While I was there he was gracious enough to give me a tour of his tortoise room as well, which was quite the treat! I got to see his Burmese Star babies along with a few of his Galapagos, all of which...

I've been seeing mixed conclusions on sphagnum, but seeing as you're the red-foot wizard I'll take your word! I'll be removing it today. If I'm reading this correctly a misting system is largely unnecessary then. I did some digging on the "pour water into the corners" method and it seems I may...

Hey folks, New tortoise owner here, and trying to provide the optimum enclosure for my Red-footed Tortoise. I've done a ton of reading on this forum, bought a book specific to red-foot care, bought another book on natural habitats of the world, and have scoured the internet. I believe this...

Bumping this thread to see what the consensus is after a bit. I'm new to tortoises and have been reading a ton, I'm using two of the Arcadia DHP as a basking light and ambient heat generation, but after reading some more it seems this may be a bad idea.