So, Reading the guides on here it says ambient of 21-26 with night of 15+. With the warmside being around 26 and the cool between 18-26.
Right now with just the basking lamp I'm getting 34.5 by the lamp and 23.4 down the cool end. The humidity is about 54% with the humidity sensor sat in the...
Sorry, only just seen this. Thanks, looks interesting. As per update on the forum post, got the vivarium now (at reasonable price), just got a few things to resolve before moving her across.
So, she has still been in the Tortoise table while waiting for things to be delivered/me to have time to sort things out. She has been eating, though not as much as I'd like. I've got the vivarium built but trying to resolve a couple of issues before moving her in.
1) Location of Thermostat...
Having the UV switching the same time as the basking lamp will be short-term until I sort out another timer, can then have them operating independently.
Looking at the height of the Vivarium we're likely to swap to in the short-term, it's just under 20" in height. With Tortoises being Zone 3 it...
Got it, again, read some poor advice online. Will give her a warmer bath tomorrow morning once she's up.
I will refer to the info on the bulb to work out which will be suitable.
Seems like you mean one of these...
Ours goes into an eco mode which means it will allow it to go down to 13 degrees and then kick in. However, I've increased that in the short-term given the issues with the tortoise habitat.
Our heating goes to 21 degrees celcius in the evening but mainly around 19 degress during the day.
We...
Learning fast, and trying to correct mistakes as fast as possible, really grateful for your knowledge. Hopefully can get some things ordered today and hopefully most things sorted by the end of week.
Firstly, a big thanks to those replying, we really appreciate your time. I had read the link Tom posted but have re-read again in more detail. Just trying to work out what to do in the real short-term (next 24-48 hours), and also in the longer term.
Basking
Don't use the basking lamp we have...
Thanks for the quick response.
The substrate is HabiStat Tortoise Bedding that is recommended by local exotic pet shops. We can try and add some moisture to it (spray). Unless you don't think that is suitable? One of the local shops is open tomorrow so we can see what they have available re...
We got a Hermann tortoise on Christmas eve from a local exotic pet shop here in the UK. We have a 1.2m x 0.6m tortoise table for it. Since we brought it home in the afternoon it it's barely had anything to eat (some dandelion stems), but has been out walking about and basking a bit. It seems to...