Baby sulcata tortoise lighting/heating

[Brittanyp1113]

A greenhouse top or tin foil. This enclosure is for several months only. A greenhouse can be reused later.

A note on your ReptiZoo UVB lamp: it should be at 18 inches above substrate or the reflector film should be in "low output" (not "high output") position, it's two-sided. There are some tortoise health concerns with ReptiZoo T5 lamps, if possible replace the lamp (not the fixture itself) with ZooMed Reptisun 10.0 lamp. It's easy to confuse ReptiZoo and ZooMed Reptisun brands but product quality differs significantly.

I'll do that today. I'm having trouble finding a greenhouse to fit the while enclosure without being extremely oversized. any suggestions

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

I'll do that today. I'm having trouble finding a greenhouse to fit the while enclosure without being extremely oversized. any suggestions

I would take an oversized one - you can use later to cover larger enclosure (such as 4x8 garden bed). Frame on many of them made out of shorter sections - you can remove some, to make frame shorter and fold PVC cover so it doesn't look "too oversized". It won't look fancy, of course, but 3x2 enclosure won't last long.

 

[Brittanyp1113]

I would take an oversized one - you can use later to cover larger enclosure (such as 4x8 garden bed). Frame on many of them made out of shorter sections - you can remove some, to make frame shorter and fold PVC cover so it doesn't look "too oversized". It won't look fancy, of course, but 3x2 enclosure won't last long.

Thanks so much

 

[Brittanyp1113]

Will this work and do I put the whole enclosure inside the tent?

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Will this work and do I put the whole enclosure inside the tent?

This type will work better, it's not that tall so better suits our goal:
https://www.amazon.com/Quictent-Wat...reenhouse/dp/B00GOO83UK/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 (it's the first one from search on Amazon, you may look for something similar but better priced).

 

[Brittanyp1113]

This type will work better, it's not that tall so better suits our goal:
https://www.amazon.com/Quictent-Wat...reenhouse/dp/B00GOO83UK/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 (it's the first one from search on Amazon, you may look for something similar but better priced).

Unfortunately the front of my enclosure is 40 inch long & 40 in wide I'm still looking won't case I'll buy the material & make one

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Hello! Maybe you’ll find some of the visual examples I include at the bottom of this thread useful for the grow tent idea🙂

Leopard/sulcata starter

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information below on how I’d personally tackle an indoor starter set up for this guy until they’re bigger. Hopefully it helps give you some ideas! I know it looks a lot to go over, I like to make sure all bases are covered, I’m happy to...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Unfortunately the front of my enclosure is 40 inch long & 40 in wide I'm still looking won't case I'll buy the material & make one

You can use greenhouse or heavy duty plastic films and PVC pipes or wooden planks to make your own. Or you can get a tall sterlite storage bin and put it on top of the meshed part.