New enclosure! Suggestions??

Dessy

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Here is his new enclosure: i dont have measurements right now but the humidty is around 79% and the temperature 81.1 last time i checked. I added hostas, changed his substrate to orchid bark with a layer of compost underneath, added his bulbs to the top, (my new bulb is in the mail because im getting rid of the coil!) And the empty space i left wil be for his plants im growing when theyre big enough :) sorry about the bad pictures im short and cant get a good view of the top :mad: the cover is a removable plexiglass sheet and he has a humidifier i turn on when its dry.
 

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I can't see much in your pics, but it looks okay.

You say temp is 81.1, but is there also a basking area where its warmer?
 

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Its 84 degrees i dont know how to get it any higher mayber a higher voltage bulb? I just turn the heater of my room up when it needs to be warmer. I also got a better picture from the top. (Had to get on a chair to take it)
 

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No, the enclosure temp,is good, but there needs to be one spot that he can lay under that gets 95-100 degrees. If they can't warm themselves up to those temps, they can't properly digest their food.
 

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It looks quite small. The water dish needs to be bigger and a little deeper. A clay saucer, the kind they use under flower pots work good. One that he can fit his whole body in. Also he needs a hide to sleep in if he wants. The measurements would help, to let us know if it's too small or if it's just the pics.
 

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Oh his hide is under the plank. The first pic i posted shows it and i was thinking about picking up a saucer but they only had painted ones and i didnt know if those were safe. How can i get his basking spot warmer? His enclosure is 37 inches by 24 inches
 
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