Hi guys,
I've recently adopted a 11 year old Hermann tortoise who's previous owners had him in a 42inch wide and 18inch deep table top with wood pellets as the substrate. He currently has a arcadia D3 basking lamp. His current temperatures sit between 16-28 on the cool side in the day and consistently 36-38 in his basking zone. I've been reading up and decided to get him a 48x24x24 terrarium as I can't properly control the temperatures or humidity ATM.
For the last few days he hasn't coming out of his hide and has barely been eating. I've read this can be due to him being too cold.
I've ordered Coco coir for his terrarium and I am going to get lots of rocks and plants to fill it. I am just completely lost when it comes to the type of heat/UV bulb I need as I've read the bulb I have now is too powerful for a terrarium. Any advice?
Thanks in advance.
(See pic for current setup)
I've recently adopted a 11 year old Hermann tortoise who's previous owners had him in a 42inch wide and 18inch deep table top with wood pellets as the substrate. He currently has a arcadia D3 basking lamp. His current temperatures sit between 16-28 on the cool side in the day and consistently 36-38 in his basking zone. I've been reading up and decided to get him a 48x24x24 terrarium as I can't properly control the temperatures or humidity ATM.
For the last few days he hasn't coming out of his hide and has barely been eating. I've read this can be due to him being too cold.
I've ordered Coco coir for his terrarium and I am going to get lots of rocks and plants to fill it. I am just completely lost when it comes to the type of heat/UV bulb I need as I've read the bulb I have now is too powerful for a terrarium. Any advice?
Thanks in advance.
(See pic for current setup)
