FelicityExotics
New Member
Hello there! I got a baby sulcata tortoise today and I need some advice/ideas on housing.
He's currently in a 10 gallon tank--I know, too small, but I should have a proper sized setup within a couple of months at most (to give the grass I'm gonna plant time to grow.) And hes a tiny baby, so two months or less in a ten gallon won't hurt him, right?
I know he needs space, and that he can't live outside on his own until he gets bigger. What size could I make (hopefully using a plastic tub) an enclosure that would be big enough to last him until he can go outside? That way its a "one-and-done" rather than making a bunch as he grows.
With the bin/tub enclosures, do they need a lid, or can the UBV and heat lamps be hanging above them without a lid? And I'm assuming you can't use the heating pads with a plastic tub, so besides a basking lamp, what can I use for heat?
I'm currently using zoomed eco-earth, which I think is a coco coir--is this alright on its own? Will grass grow in it, or should I get something else to grow the grass?
Sorry for all the questions: I just love him so much already and want to give him an amazing life with me. His name is Durda.
He's currently in a 10 gallon tank--I know, too small, but I should have a proper sized setup within a couple of months at most (to give the grass I'm gonna plant time to grow.) And hes a tiny baby, so two months or less in a ten gallon won't hurt him, right?
I know he needs space, and that he can't live outside on his own until he gets bigger. What size could I make (hopefully using a plastic tub) an enclosure that would be big enough to last him until he can go outside? That way its a "one-and-done" rather than making a bunch as he grows.
With the bin/tub enclosures, do they need a lid, or can the UBV and heat lamps be hanging above them without a lid? And I'm assuming you can't use the heating pads with a plastic tub, so besides a basking lamp, what can I use for heat?
I'm currently using zoomed eco-earth, which I think is a coco coir--is this alright on its own? Will grass grow in it, or should I get something else to grow the grass?
Sorry for all the questions: I just love him so much already and want to give him an amazing life with me. His name is Durda.