JenPen
New Member
Please give me the good, the bad, and the ugly feedback on my baby's current home.
So far I have not seen any health issues. I was told it was 7 months old in August, but I doubt that, it is small. I have had it for three full months now.
Current food: Dandelion, endive, escarole, orchard hay, meadow hay. (ordered grass seeds to grow my own so I can get out of the grocery store)![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
UVB and Heat: I think the heat could be higher though. With infrared gun it is 82 in basking and 68 in cool side.
Behavior: It follows a very routine pattern of eat, bask, eat, bask, and puts itself to bed (in hide) at night. I see poop frequently in the enclosure, seems normal.
Humidity: Great humidity in the hide itself, I struggle with the rest of the enclosure. I spray two times a day and if you dig, it is moist but top layer is dry. I know I need to cover the top to maintain the moisture. Suggestions on how?
Bedding: Per the tips page I bought coconut coir and cypress mulch. Just did a full clean out and got rid of old bedding and replaced it (I had tiny flies??)
Okay bring on the feedback...
THANK YOU!!
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So far I have not seen any health issues. I was told it was 7 months old in August, but I doubt that, it is small. I have had it for three full months now.
Current food: Dandelion, endive, escarole, orchard hay, meadow hay. (ordered grass seeds to grow my own so I can get out of the grocery store)
UVB and Heat: I think the heat could be higher though. With infrared gun it is 82 in basking and 68 in cool side.
Behavior: It follows a very routine pattern of eat, bask, eat, bask, and puts itself to bed (in hide) at night. I see poop frequently in the enclosure, seems normal.
Humidity: Great humidity in the hide itself, I struggle with the rest of the enclosure. I spray two times a day and if you dig, it is moist but top layer is dry. I know I need to cover the top to maintain the moisture. Suggestions on how?
Bedding: Per the tips page I bought coconut coir and cypress mulch. Just did a full clean out and got rid of old bedding and replaced it (I had tiny flies??)
Okay bring on the feedback...
THANK YOU!!
![IMG_2975.jpg IMG_2975.jpg](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/350/350257-4bfb24e5b56e5aa95f6f869e2e4f751e.jpg)
![IMG_2969.jpg IMG_2969.jpg](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/350/350259-e5a80b4c96f6250939960bd8eb58bce6.jpg)
![IMG_2974.jpg IMG_2974.jpg](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/350/350258-e0f60871d79a185f7915b3a8f63f52db.jpg)