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Hi,
My name is Jen and my baby Sulcata is Sheldon. He's approx 5mo's old. We reside in the Central Texas Hill Country. I was a turtle freak when I was young. Every time anyone in my family saw a turtle on the road they brought it to me. Plus we are animal lovers! So it made since to me to add this wonderful creature to our family. However I am new to desert tortoises but I think we've got off to a great start. I am here for education and advise when needed and to share great tortoise stories and pics!
Sheldon is a healthy 3.2 grams has a nice looking healthy shell and is a good eater and he's quite active.
I have him in a 29gallon short glass aquarium with a heating pad underneath, heat lamp and a UVB bulb. Also he has a log shelter, water dish appropriate for soaking which he seems to enjoy. My question though is about humidity and temp. Currently we are at 80-82 degrees and humidity at 20 percent. We do have a cool side and a warm side. A far as food I feed him spring mix, squash and zucchini which he loves.
My ???'s is am I doing okay??? Do I need to adjust anything?? What about the temp and humidity. I keep reading contradictory statements on humidity levels.
Looking forward to your responses! Nice to be here! Tanks everyone!
My name is Jen and my baby Sulcata is Sheldon. He's approx 5mo's old. We reside in the Central Texas Hill Country. I was a turtle freak when I was young. Every time anyone in my family saw a turtle on the road they brought it to me. Plus we are animal lovers! So it made since to me to add this wonderful creature to our family. However I am new to desert tortoises but I think we've got off to a great start. I am here for education and advise when needed and to share great tortoise stories and pics!
Sheldon is a healthy 3.2 grams has a nice looking healthy shell and is a good eater and he's quite active.
I have him in a 29gallon short glass aquarium with a heating pad underneath, heat lamp and a UVB bulb. Also he has a log shelter, water dish appropriate for soaking which he seems to enjoy. My question though is about humidity and temp. Currently we are at 80-82 degrees and humidity at 20 percent. We do have a cool side and a warm side. A far as food I feed him spring mix, squash and zucchini which he loves.
My ???'s is am I doing okay??? Do I need to adjust anything?? What about the temp and humidity. I keep reading contradictory statements on humidity levels.
Looking forward to your responses! Nice to be here! Tanks everyone!