We posted pics when our tort was younger and it was suspected a girl. She is 4 this month 11" shell , 7.2 lbs and has a nys home so good weather is only 5-6 months to go outside. The rest of the time is in her enclosure or romping around the house. How is her weight,size,and shell looking? She...
Temp update
This is 4'×4'.I bought a temp gun, basking spot coco is 98-100f and the rock under is 100-106f. That's under a 250w heat bulb 12hrs a day in the back left of the enclosure. Center back is a 13w 10.0 uvb twist bulb, that is getting replaced with a 160w mv heat/uvb. Back right is a...
Ok, thanks. I can get the temp up today. I am waiting on a glass place to cut the 3 windows for the enclosure. It has cardboard windows now. If the glass does not fix the cold end I will add a small computer fan to circulate the temp. We have 2 250w spots, one clear and a red for night. The red...
We just built our 3 year old sulcata a new enclosure, since she has moved in she is bobbing her head and making a whistling noise when she breathes. We have her hot spot at 110 and her cool spot with her hide at 85, the coldest spot being 75.any thoughts?
We used sakrete. We made a cardboard box, mixed the concrete thick and molded it by hand.its still drying. I think we should have added Portland cement with the mortar for faster and harder drying. After an hour of the concrete setting up, we used a small paintbrush with water to smooth and...
Hi! Haven't been on here in a while. We have a 1 1/2 year old sulcata, Shelby. Her pool was getting too small for her, so we molded one out of concrete. Does anyone know if its okay to put it in as is, or do we need to seal or paint it? We have asked pet stores, and paint stores and nobody knows.