Niteflower06
New Member
Hi all! My darling boyfriend has taken quite an interest in my young yellow foot tort and decided to have a very nice, large new home built for him and a future friend as a pretty cool Christmas gift!! Ive only owned a tortoise for a little over a year now and certainly do not know everything, but we read alot and watch alot of videos and are asking tons of questions! Ive used top soil, coco coil and peat moss prior as the main base substrates in a few set ups and they ALL have attracted or grown flying knat bugs that are defiantly not welcome inside the home! ( sorry boiling and freezing is out of the question for the amount that is being used and i dont feel that it does anything anyhow!)
This new set up is approx 6 ft long and 4 ft wide and 14 inches tall. We planned on lining it with rubber mats and with a durable carpet on top of the rubber. We are considering using a sand mix as the primary bedding/substrate but am not sure what to mix it with to discourage bugs but will help some moisture unless we could simply add a humidifier instead? Boyfriend wants to utilize hay vs moss which I am not sure about for red/ yellow foots in their hide spots.
We have a ceramic heat coil, and a 100w basking lamp and just purchased a tube strip uvb to replace the smaller ubv coil bulb. Approximately how close should we hang the lamps to the tortoise? We will of course be adding a few hide spots and fake plants/leaves to create a jungle look.
Feed back and suggestions are much appreciated thank you!
This new set up is approx 6 ft long and 4 ft wide and 14 inches tall. We planned on lining it with rubber mats and with a durable carpet on top of the rubber. We are considering using a sand mix as the primary bedding/substrate but am not sure what to mix it with to discourage bugs but will help some moisture unless we could simply add a humidifier instead? Boyfriend wants to utilize hay vs moss which I am not sure about for red/ yellow foots in their hide spots.
We have a ceramic heat coil, and a 100w basking lamp and just purchased a tube strip uvb to replace the smaller ubv coil bulb. Approximately how close should we hang the lamps to the tortoise? We will of course be adding a few hide spots and fake plants/leaves to create a jungle look.
Feed back and suggestions are much appreciated thank you!