Hi Everyone,
We just brought our sulcata home this weekend, and after combing through many, many (MANY!) posts on this forum, I have a couple of beginner questions.
Our girl is 2 years old (according to her breeder) and just under 4 inches. The breeder told me to soak her in warm water for 30 minutes every other day, which I've been doing.
Her substrate right now is DRY, but after reading what Tom wrote about keeping a more humid environment, I'd like to give that a shot.
I was wondering, since she's not necessarily a hatchling anymore (right??), if I could separate her enclosure into a "dry" side and a "wet" side (her enclosure is a tortoise table, about 3 x 5 feet). I would do this by cutting a hole into the side of a large plastic box, filling it with damp coco coir, and placing it on one side of her enclosure (the "cool" side).
On the "dry" side I would have her basking spot, her water bowl, her food, etc.
Does this seem like a reasonable setup for her age and size?
ALSO:
We currently have a red ceramic bulb hanging over her table for her basking spot, and a heated reptile pad that is place underneath her table to keep it warm. I don't have a UVB light, because we planned to let her go outside in an enclosed playpen for at least an hour every day.
Is this enough for her UVB needs? I keep reading SUCH different things.
Thank you for any and all feedback!
We just brought our sulcata home this weekend, and after combing through many, many (MANY!) posts on this forum, I have a couple of beginner questions.
Our girl is 2 years old (according to her breeder) and just under 4 inches. The breeder told me to soak her in warm water for 30 minutes every other day, which I've been doing.
Her substrate right now is DRY, but after reading what Tom wrote about keeping a more humid environment, I'd like to give that a shot.
I was wondering, since she's not necessarily a hatchling anymore (right??), if I could separate her enclosure into a "dry" side and a "wet" side (her enclosure is a tortoise table, about 3 x 5 feet). I would do this by cutting a hole into the side of a large plastic box, filling it with damp coco coir, and placing it on one side of her enclosure (the "cool" side).
On the "dry" side I would have her basking spot, her water bowl, her food, etc.
Does this seem like a reasonable setup for her age and size?
ALSO:
We currently have a red ceramic bulb hanging over her table for her basking spot, and a heated reptile pad that is place underneath her table to keep it warm. I don't have a UVB light, because we planned to let her go outside in an enclosed playpen for at least an hour every day.
Is this enough for her UVB needs? I keep reading SUCH different things.
Thank you for any and all feedback!