Heat Panel Vs Basking light.

[Cbowe]

I recently acquired a 2x4x15 Vivarium for a leopard tortoise hatchling I plan to purchase. If any of you guys house in a vivarium. Did you know place the basking area near the heat panel/ heat emitter or on the. Opposite end? Trying figure out how I can provide the proper heat and cool down areas.

Thanks

 

[Tom]

I place the RHPs in the middle and run them on a thermostat to maintain ambient temps above 80 all over the whole enclosure. This is independent of the basking bulb, UV tube and additional lighting.

Give these a read through before you buy a hatchling:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

Be very careful who you buy from. Most breeders/sellers do not start babies correctly:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/hatchling-failure-syndrome.23493/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-incubate-eggs-and-start-hatchlings.124266/

 

[Cbowe]

I place the RHPs in the middle and run them on a thermostat to maintain ambient temps above 80 all over the whole enclosure. This is independent of the basking bulb, UV tube and additional lighting.

Give these a read through before you buy a hatchling:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

Be very careful who you buy from. Most breeders/sellers do not start babies correctly:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/hatchling-failure-syndrome.23493/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-incubate-eggs-and-start-hatchlings.124266/

Thanks man. I have read through all of the threads you posted they were a lot of help. Have three breeders in mind. All seem pretty reputable based off of the experiences guys had with them.

 

[Tom]

Thanks man. I have read through all of the threads you posted they were a lot of help. Have three breeders in mind. All seem pretty reputable based off of the experiences guys had with them.

Ask them:

1. Do they soak daily?
2. Keep them mostly indoors on damp substrate with a humid hide?
3. Start them on a wide variety of weeds, leaves and grasses?
4. Get them out of the incubator, and off the incubation media, soon after hatching?

You should get a simple yes to all of these.