Astrid37
Member
I have thoroughly and carefully read the GST Western Hermann's care sheet multiple times and cannot find the answers to these questions. Many apologies in advance if I missed them.
1. Humidity of 70% for adults. Should that go higher for babies, in the 75-80% range?
2. Ambient daytime temperature for adults is 80-85, nighttime low 70's. Ambient daytime temperature for babies is also 80-85 and nighttime is high 70's/low 80's?
3. When are they considered adults? (age? shell length?)
4. Length of basking and LED's on 12-14. hrs Does the time that they turn on and off matter? (i.e. does it matter if it's 8am-10pm or 6am-8pm?
5. I think I saw this but can't find it again. For how many hours do you leave on the UV light?
6. Is 4'' too little between the bottom of the CHE and the top of humid hide with a separation of 2'' between the end edge of the hide and the beginning of the fixture edge? (safety/overheating etc...)
7. Do you recommend protective cages over the basking incandescent and the CHE?
8. Regarding the UVA/UVB bulb, to obtain the desired UVI from HermanniHaven of 3.0 and considering a tortoise height of 10-13 inches from the fixture, which do you think would be better for baby, the Arcadia 6% Forest or the Arcadia 12% desert? I really want to make sure baby is getting the right UV for growing bones, and the TSA video said that Western Hermann's are even more sunlight-oriented than Easterns, but I also don't want to overdo it.
https://www.joshsfrogs.com/arcadia-d3-6-uvb-t5-bulb-22.html
https://www.joshsfrogs.com/arcadia-d3-12-uvb-t5-bulb-22.html
Many thanks in advance!!
1. Humidity of 70% for adults. Should that go higher for babies, in the 75-80% range?
2. Ambient daytime temperature for adults is 80-85, nighttime low 70's. Ambient daytime temperature for babies is also 80-85 and nighttime is high 70's/low 80's?
3. When are they considered adults? (age? shell length?)
4. Length of basking and LED's on 12-14. hrs Does the time that they turn on and off matter? (i.e. does it matter if it's 8am-10pm or 6am-8pm?
5. I think I saw this but can't find it again. For how many hours do you leave on the UV light?
6. Is 4'' too little between the bottom of the CHE and the top of humid hide with a separation of 2'' between the end edge of the hide and the beginning of the fixture edge? (safety/overheating etc...)
7. Do you recommend protective cages over the basking incandescent and the CHE?
8. Regarding the UVA/UVB bulb, to obtain the desired UVI from HermanniHaven of 3.0 and considering a tortoise height of 10-13 inches from the fixture, which do you think would be better for baby, the Arcadia 6% Forest or the Arcadia 12% desert? I really want to make sure baby is getting the right UV for growing bones, and the TSA video said that Western Hermann's are even more sunlight-oriented than Easterns, but I also don't want to overdo it.
https://www.joshsfrogs.com/arcadia-d3-6-uvb-t5-bulb-22.html
https://www.joshsfrogs.com/arcadia-d3-12-uvb-t5-bulb-22.html
Many thanks in advance!!