PollyAda
Active Member
The enclosed hide section will maintain high humidity with the right substrate with burrowing depth and misting. Also, I believe the 24w UVB tube will be suitable for the open part of the enclosure. I agree that maintaining high humidity in an open enclosure is challenging, but in a small room it is not impossible with regular misting.I think its also particularly the coil design MVBs that they are talking about being detrimental to tort eyes.
I'm not sure that a 3ft x 2ft space is going to accommodate a UVB strip, UVA flood and potentially a CHE to top heat up if he needs option of different heat areas.
But then I also don't agree with tortoise tables on bases which are so small and that potentially can be climbed out of. Its also not enclosed so humidity cannot be maintained, which is necessary for a 2 year old, and he will have to go down the route of a 4th heat option to get a humid hide, which in a wooden enclosed maybe 1ft x 1ft space will not be safe or will be difficult.
Commercial tortoise tables are totally inappropriate in the most part in my opinion and are cruel.
@Phil Fishinger you may want to consider fitting a wired top for safety - you can also get perspex cut to size to create a partially enclosed set up. Other posters use DIY methods to create a closed chamber effect. I'm sure Phil will upgrade to a larger enclosure when possible. Personally, I think cruel is a strong word in this particular instance, if the tort is still measuring small.
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