Hello from montana and tiggy the sulcata

[kcarlile08]

Hello all. I have just gotten a baby sulcata that hatched 8/8/15 so a little over a month old now. I came across the forum while doing research on how to care for the new little guy. I was given some incorrect advice to use sand in my enclosure. Glad now I had not followed that advice. I am currently using an 18 x 36 enclosure with a heat pad underneath one side and a heat lamp and uvb light (which I need to switch out from coil bulb after reading) and CHE at night. The temp goes from 95 on one side to 80 on the other. Is that a good range? I have a hide with damp moss in it. And use eco earth and reptiles bark and substrate. So far I have learned alot from the forum and looking forward to alot more!

 

[Merrick]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello

 

[Jodie]

Welcome to the forum. Do you have a clover on your enclosure? A closed chamber will hold the humidity and help prevent pyramiding in your little guy. You could bump the temps a couple of degrees. Covering it will do that most likely. I am in Spokane Washington. I am keeping a Sulcata and have Leopards and Russians. It is a challenge in the north for sure, but so worth it to me.

 

[Keith D.]

Hello and welcome to TFO

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome!

 

[kcarlile08]

I have a mesh top so need to work out a better top to keep the humidity in. I am glad to hear there are others with sulcatas up north.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Tiggy from me and Tidgy.
Don't recommend heat pads myself, I believe torts should be heated from above, not below.
Have a look at http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/closed-chambers.32333/
it seems you have read the sulcata care sheets ?

 

[Speedy-1]

Hi and