indoor enclosure

Hello Everyone, My name is Henry, I am new to the forum and have been going through all the threads and absorbing all the useful information. This site is awesome. After reading several forum threads, Boy have I’ve been doing things wrong. Despite making mistakes I have a healthy Russian...

This may sound ignorant but bear with me a minute here. It is true that being outside is best for tortoises, then it follows to reason that the ground (dirt/grass/outside stuff) is the best bedding/substrate. Right? If the above statement is true then would the best bedding/substrate for an...

Just finished building the new enclosure. Need to still figure out a good way to add my UV light that doesn't obstruct the view of the table.

Hello all! I just signed up today. I have been trying to research as much as I can before committing to taking an adult Russian home. When researching, I've been trying to read as many articles and watch as many YouTube videos to help me determine what is a true consensus across the board. I...

Hoping you all can help me... I have two Russians and a baby sulcata . They go outside in the sunshine during the week but I bring them inside at night and when the weather is bad (Florida life). But- I’m sick and tired of the zoo med bulbs breaking and costing a fortune. My question to you...

Hi All, I have been reading through the past pancake tortoise threads looking for help in designing a new cage. But I have not found enough design ideas. I have a 9 year old pancake tortoise that I have had in the same 5x3 glass enclosure since a hatchling. I am looking to create a new much...

Hello! I’m asking a question I’ve asked for months and still am not sure.. what kind of soil to use for an indoor enclosure I use for rainy days/ cold nights? For my outdoor one I went as far as mentioning this to my gardener who drove to the mountains and brought back the finest soil you could...

hello! I have sibling desert tortoises, a little over 3 years old and I believe are both female. I have an outdoor enclosure for them but bring them in at night because it’s been cooler temps. I put a heating pad in each of their hide away spaces but I still worry they’ll get cold. Indoors...

I have a 29-gallon heavy duty plastic tub & for my hatchling I’ll need to raise the temperature 10-15 degrees above the temp in my house. The enclosure will be closed chamber or mostly closed chamber depending on how I set it up. I was thinking of getting a 70 - 80 watt CHE & putting it on a...