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well, ive been looking into gettin some tortoises very briefly, and ive decide between a marginated, leopard and red-foot.. well you can see what ive decided as im in this section
i have a few questions for you tort experts lol
1. Are red-foots ok as a first time tortoise? ( i know they like humidity high, and ive had a lizard with the same so this wont be a problem for me)
2. how do you keep tortoises from pyramiding?
3. The setup i have planned is a large plastic container, with
- air holes round the side.. no lid ontop ( its about 16'' high), fine 'orchid bark' as substrate, a 5.0 UV bulb which is 24'' inch long, and a heat lamp clamped onto the side with a 100W bulb in( on a stat obviously).
4. I know this sounds stupid but.. ive never really dealt with tortoises before, and i know with snakes they cant have a large enclosure as a hatchling due to feeling intimadated and stressed etc-is this the case with torts or?
thanks for the help guys!
i have a few questions for you tort experts lol
1. Are red-foots ok as a first time tortoise? ( i know they like humidity high, and ive had a lizard with the same so this wont be a problem for me)
2. how do you keep tortoises from pyramiding?
3. The setup i have planned is a large plastic container, with
- air holes round the side.. no lid ontop ( its about 16'' high), fine 'orchid bark' as substrate, a 5.0 UV bulb which is 24'' inch long, and a heat lamp clamped onto the side with a 100W bulb in( on a stat obviously).
4. I know this sounds stupid but.. ive never really dealt with tortoises before, and i know with snakes they cant have a large enclosure as a hatchling due to feeling intimadated and stressed etc-is this the case with torts or?
thanks for the help guys!