Advices for my lil wstern herman

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

awesome guide i like especially the pics.
anyway i mean in the top i should cut holes for the uv right?
and how high should i put the arcadia 12% t5

Thanks! Glad you like it!😁

Is it a greenhouse style topper you have? Or a lid type topper? Either way I’d try to work out a way to mount all the lighting a heat inside the cover itself, making sure of course the cover isn’t touching any of the fixtures because they can get hot! Cutting holes can cause the humidity to escape, the more closed your chamber, the better😊

The Arcadia should be mounted roughly 18-20 inches from the top of the tortoise’s shell👍

 

[Cicciof]

Thanks! Glad you like it!😁

Is it a greenhouse style topper you have? Or a lid type topper? Either way I’d try to work out a way to mount all the lighting a heat inside the cover itself, making sure of course the cover isn’t touching any of the fixtures because they can get hot! Cutting holes can cause the humidity to escape, the more closed your chamber, the better😊

The Arcadia should be mounted roughly 18-20 inches from the top of the tortoise’s shell👍

it is like a lid... i lay it on top and thats it. so cutting holes wont work.. i need to figure out someting else.
because the walls of the enclosure are like 20 cm

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

it is like a lid... i lay it on top and thats it. so cutting holes wont work.. i need to figure out someting else.
because the walls of the enclosure are like 20 cm

I’d have a look into some sort of greenhouse topper, or you could make your own frame out of some timber that you hang the lights from, then secure some pvc covering to the frame🙂

 

[Cicciof]

I’d have a look into some sort of greenhouse topper, or you could make your own frame out of some timber that you hang the lights from, then secure some pvc covering to the frame🙂

till when should i keep her with a closed top?

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

till when should i keep her with a closed top?

Usually it’s till around the age of 3, but it’ll depend on their growth rate🙂

 

[Cicciof]

Usually it’s till around the age of 3, but it’ll depend on their growth rate🙂

so i bought a sensor that mesure humidity and rn is 83% inside.
i thought what if i keep 1/4 of the enclosure open while i keep the basking lamp active and spray down every now and then to keep the humidity 80+?
and then when i dont use the laps keep it fully closed?

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

so i bought a sensor that mesure humidity and rn is 83% inside.
i thought what if i keep 1/4 of the enclosure open while i keep the basking lamp active and spray down every now and then to keep the humidity 80+?
and then when i dont use the laps keep it fully closed?

When keep enclosure open - humidity is lost very quickly. Especially with a heat lamp - hot air goes up with all water vapour in it. When you spray the substrate you get a humidity boost which lasts 30-40 minutes, then substrate dries out and humidity is low again.

Actually, one of the reasons to keep humidity high is to mitigate drying effect of heat lamps on tortoise shell. So you need high humidity more when lamp is on than when the lamp is off.

 

[Cicciof]

one of the reasons to keep humidity high is to mitigate drying effect of heat lamps on tortoise shell. So you need high humidity more when lamp is on than when the lamp is off.

that make sense thanks