imnicholasewald
New Member
Hey everyone!
This is my first post. New to the tortoise forum and really excited to continue to learn!
A little bit of background information: my wife and I recently rescued little Keeko. She was brought back from an owner with good intentions but bad practice. Unfortunately she was fed every day with mustard greens and nothing else for nearly the entire first year of her life. She now has some pyramiding, but thankfully is not too noticeable.
Prior to adopting Keeko we did roughly 40-50 hours of intense research. We wanted to commit to a life time of good stewardship and care giving. Keeko seems very happy and content with us. We soak her three times a week and feed her a varied diet of greens, tortoise pellets, cucumber (for water), weeds and flowers. For substrate we give a generous amount of coco fiber and repti bark. We keep the habitat very dry. Usually 40-50. Temperature levels are pretty even keeled. 88-90 on the warm side and 65-70 on the cool with an ambient room temperature of 64-69 degrees depending on the season (We live in Michigan).
Being a yearling and a Russian tortoise we try our best to pay attention to excercise, humidity, temps, and diet. Keeko lives in the toy box enclosure during the day and basks for about 8-10 hours under the UVB bulb and heat lamp. I believe the bulb we purchased was the entry level 150W bulb from pet smart. Unsure though, I am sort of spitballing a number there. It seems to be bright and close to her when she basks.
When she is NOT basking we allow her to roam the house freely. She gets a lot of excercise because we leave very *small* amounts of veggies spread throughout the floor. It keeps her busy chasing greens and moving a lot.
Obviously we watch her feeding, this isn't an overfeeding concern. It just keeps her moving.
My question is this: Knowing that she is out of her "bedroom" so to speak for most of her day, is the size of this enclosure okay? Keep in mind, it is JUST for sleeping/basking. We don't leave her there for extremely long periods of time.
Measurements are as follows:
3' 6" long
2' wide
1' 6" tall
(Measurements are approximations)
Thanks in advance for reading, we are excited to hear some feedback!
Nick
This is my first post. New to the tortoise forum and really excited to continue to learn!
A little bit of background information: my wife and I recently rescued little Keeko. She was brought back from an owner with good intentions but bad practice. Unfortunately she was fed every day with mustard greens and nothing else for nearly the entire first year of her life. She now has some pyramiding, but thankfully is not too noticeable.
Prior to adopting Keeko we did roughly 40-50 hours of intense research. We wanted to commit to a life time of good stewardship and care giving. Keeko seems very happy and content with us. We soak her three times a week and feed her a varied diet of greens, tortoise pellets, cucumber (for water), weeds and flowers. For substrate we give a generous amount of coco fiber and repti bark. We keep the habitat very dry. Usually 40-50. Temperature levels are pretty even keeled. 88-90 on the warm side and 65-70 on the cool with an ambient room temperature of 64-69 degrees depending on the season (We live in Michigan).
Being a yearling and a Russian tortoise we try our best to pay attention to excercise, humidity, temps, and diet. Keeko lives in the toy box enclosure during the day and basks for about 8-10 hours under the UVB bulb and heat lamp. I believe the bulb we purchased was the entry level 150W bulb from pet smart. Unsure though, I am sort of spitballing a number there. It seems to be bright and close to her when she basks.
When she is NOT basking we allow her to roam the house freely. She gets a lot of excercise because we leave very *small* amounts of veggies spread throughout the floor. It keeps her busy chasing greens and moving a lot.
Obviously we watch her feeding, this isn't an overfeeding concern. It just keeps her moving.
My question is this: Knowing that she is out of her "bedroom" so to speak for most of her day, is the size of this enclosure okay? Keep in mind, it is JUST for sleeping/basking. We don't leave her there for extremely long periods of time.
Measurements are as follows:
3' 6" long
2' wide
1' 6" tall
(Measurements are approximations)
Thanks in advance for reading, we are excited to hear some feedback!
Nick