I just got my new redfoot and yellowfoot hatchlings and this is the setup I made for them. The substrate is coconut coir topped with fir bark. The plants are squash, pumpkin and pet grass. The temperature stays around 83 degrees with 85 to 95 percent humidity. There is sphagnum moss in the hide...
Ok it's not raw underneath. It seems to be drying up and "breaking away" today. I guess I'll monitor it for the next few days. It scared me lol I've never had one have this happen.
I'd believe it. If you google search "baby sulcata" it's almost guaranteed that you'll find pictures of a tiny sulcata reaching out to bite a strawberry that is bigger than he is. That makes for a great photo but it could have a lot to do with people's perception that fruit should be a staple in...
The first one is a 10.0 bulb. That's too strong. You will need a 5.0 bulb for hingebacks.
Something like these
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006L11A6/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000255OS6/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Ok, I keep him very wet and he has access to his own soaking "pool" which he uses multiple times daily. I kinda feel like the less I bother him the better off he is.
I was just curious, what are your thoughts on soaking homeana or other types of hingebacks? I did a quick (not very deep) search on soaking and there seems to be varied opinions.
I think it has a lot to do with people wanting to give treats to people and animals that they care about. "That poor thing has to eat yucky grass all the time, I bet a strawberry would cheer him up" Every other pet has a treat section at the store so people just see it as a way to treat them...