Just purchased a 7" red foot tortoise last week for my 11 year old daughter.
She seems healthy, eats & poops and is very personable and outgoing (for a tortoise)! Picture to come.
"Bubbles" is in a 40 gallon long glass terrarium on fir bark with a cork hide and large ramped water bowl. She has a 100W overhead red heat bulb and a flourescent UVB fixture on the top screen. We also have a 16W UTH on the hot underside of the tank. I will also be getting some backgrounds to cover the back and two sides of the tank. We live in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA where the nightime lows under 60 degrees happen about 6 months of the year. We intend to house Bubbles outside for the other 4 months.
I was looking for some pointers on increasing humidity inside the tank. I was thinking about adding one or two potted tropical plants inside the tank and/or some moss. What types of plants would be advisable? At this time, I am not looking to add soil to the tank, but may do so in the future, since I like the idea of heating up the soil from below to release moisture. Also, what about adding a piece of glass on top of the screen (and of course monitoring the temp as to not overheat)?
Mike Green
"Bubbles" is in a 40 gallon long glass terrarium on fir bark with a cork hide and large ramped water bowl. She has a 100W overhead red heat bulb and a flourescent UVB fixture on the top screen. We also have a 16W UTH on the hot underside of the tank. I will also be getting some backgrounds to cover the back and two sides of the tank. We live in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA where the nightime lows under 60 degrees happen about 6 months of the year. We intend to house Bubbles outside for the other 4 months.
I was looking for some pointers on increasing humidity inside the tank. I was thinking about adding one or two potted tropical plants inside the tank and/or some moss. What types of plants would be advisable? At this time, I am not looking to add soil to the tank, but may do so in the future, since I like the idea of heating up the soil from below to release moisture. Also, what about adding a piece of glass on top of the screen (and of course monitoring the temp as to not overheat)?
Mike Green