Belles extension at last!!!

[katfinlou]

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Still need to sort a hide and it's still very much a work in progress but still a much needed improvement on what we started with!! Any ideas most welcome

 

[Falcon70]

Great job, what an improvement!

 

[katfinlou]

Great job, what an improvement!

She's exploring like crazy. It's taken a while to save up for everything but im so pleased the big bit is done. Now I just need to tweak things here and there, add some plants and a hide etc, but ive no idea what would be suitable for a hide

 

[leigti]

Nice improvement. Your lamps should be facing straight down instead of at an angle. For a hide you can use a clay or plastic flowerpot on its side or cut in half buried into the substrate. Or a plastic bowl with a hole cut for a doorway.

 

[katfinlou]

Nice improvement. Your lamps should be facing straight down instead of at an angle. For a hide you can use a clay or plastic flowerpot on its side or cut in half buried into the substrate. Or a plastic bowl with a hole cut for a doorway.

Thanks for the tip. I was worried they'd be too close to her if they were straight down. Also, do I need another uv light for this size table? I am getting some proper hanger things from Amazon for them next as ive heard bad things about the spring clamps failing. And where is the best position for a hide, near the heat source or somewhere cool or both? Thank you!!

 

[leigti]

Light stands work well, I think that's what you're talking about from Amazon. You can put a hide on the warm and and cool and of the table. I would not put one directly under the laws mercury vapor bulb because they're going to sit under there to bask. do you have a temperature gun? They are extremely helpful in knowing what the temperatures are. here is one that I got from Amazon. There are other good ones too. What are the dimensions of the table? I think one mercury vapor bulb should do it. you can use a regular lightbulb mostly for light on the other end if you want to so it's not so dark.

 

[katfinlou]

Yes I just had one delivered today, aren't they wonderful! Ive also just got a humidity measurer thing too

 

[katfinlou]

The table is now 47 inches x 25 inches. It used to be 17 inches x 25 inches. Under the uv bulb is 88, under the CHE is 81, mid is 72 and cool is 69. How are these temps?

 

[stojanovski92113]

Good job, Is it me, but your tortoise looks huge LOL!!

 

[katfinlou]

Ive no idea lol, ive nothing to compare her to. I think she's quite flat rather than being domed, maybe that's making her look bigger?

 

[stojanovski92113]

Ive no idea lol, ive nothing to compare her to. I think she's quite flat rather than being domed, maybe that's making her look bigger?

All I saw was tortoise, she looks like a round tort, very cute

 

[katfinlou]

Belle making good use of all her extra space...

 

[stojanovski92113]

There's that BIG tortoise again...just kidding...she's really cute

 

[katfinlou]

She's a Hermanns Aldabra cross lol

 

[leigti]

She's a Hermanns Aldabra cross lol

Now that would be interesting. @ALDABRAMAN how does that work?

 

[stojanovski92113]

LOL!!!!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

She's a Hermanns Aldabra cross lol

LOL! I just have to say, for about half a second I believed you
Very nice! I would try sinking her dish down into the dirt a bit, so that she can climb in a little easier

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Now that would be interesting. @ALDABRAMAN how does that work?

Thank you so much for that laugh... I don't even know how that could work out, but this is awesome

 

[leigti]

Thank you so much for that laugh... I don't even know how that could work out, but this is awesome

Notice he hasn't answered yet

 

[Anyfoot]

She's a Hermanns Aldabra cross lol

Yeh and i've got a Greek Galapagos x .