Mrr
New Member
Hey guys,
So I'll be ordering my first ever pet tortoise this weekend - a hatchling Hermanns tortoise, and I want to make sure that I haven't forgotten anything for when she arrives.
For her enclosure... She's quite small still, so my plan is to keep her in my ball pythons rubbermaid tub (obviously not together, my ball python is fully grown and due for an upgrade so she'll be moving into a bigger pvc enclosure).. She'll be housed there until she gets a tad bigger, then I'll be converting an old 5 tier bookshelf into a tortoise table type set up.
For the substrate I've got Eco Earth coco fiber, which I plan to mix with either repti bark or cypress mulch.
I have a few old hides that will easily work for her. And I'll be picking up plants/other decor after work today
I have a lamp with a 75 watt bulb, attached to a dimmer switch and a 12 hour timer, as well as a temperature gun that I use for all of my reptiles. I'm picking up the uvb bulb today too. My question here is.. does it have to be a long tube style bulb or can it be a normal uvb light bulb?
I have a food and water dish, and I'm grabbing calcium powder while out grabbing extra decor. Are any other supplements needed?
Am I forgetting anything? I can't help but feel like something is missing, and I'd rather not find that out after I bring her home ?
So I'll be ordering my first ever pet tortoise this weekend - a hatchling Hermanns tortoise, and I want to make sure that I haven't forgotten anything for when she arrives.
For her enclosure... She's quite small still, so my plan is to keep her in my ball pythons rubbermaid tub (obviously not together, my ball python is fully grown and due for an upgrade so she'll be moving into a bigger pvc enclosure).. She'll be housed there until she gets a tad bigger, then I'll be converting an old 5 tier bookshelf into a tortoise table type set up.
For the substrate I've got Eco Earth coco fiber, which I plan to mix with either repti bark or cypress mulch.
I have a few old hides that will easily work for her. And I'll be picking up plants/other decor after work today
I have a lamp with a 75 watt bulb, attached to a dimmer switch and a 12 hour timer, as well as a temperature gun that I use for all of my reptiles. I'm picking up the uvb bulb today too. My question here is.. does it have to be a long tube style bulb or can it be a normal uvb light bulb?
I have a food and water dish, and I'm grabbing calcium powder while out grabbing extra decor. Are any other supplements needed?
Am I forgetting anything? I can't help but feel like something is missing, and I'd rather not find that out after I bring her home ?