This is such a fabulous forum. I have six Burmese Star young ones and I am following the care sheet prepared by Tom. I am fortunate to have an enclosed chamber for them made by Mark. I feel pretty confident that I am taking good care of them. My questions right now are about caring for an adult Burmese. I rescued Berkeley (named after the town I found her in) from a pet store about a month ago. I have no idea how old she is. She weighs just over 1000 grams. She was being housed in a small glass acquarium that was disgustingly dirty. I need advice on how to create a healthy habitat for her. I am in Northern California.
Does she need humidity like the young ones? I have been soaking her every day when I soak my youngsters. She seems to like it and she definitely poops in the water.
What heating and light requirements does she have? We are going into winter and it will be too cold to leave her outside. Also, we are in a rural area and I would not want to take the chance of wildlife or rats getting her at night.
How would you house an adult inside? I am on a waiting list for an enclosed chamber…but in the mean time..what could I keep her in, inside the house? During the warm days (over 60 degrees) I have been putting her outside in a 3’x8’ watering trough with a hide and water and micro bark substrate.
Thank you so much for your experience and advice.
Claudia
Does she need humidity like the young ones? I have been soaking her every day when I soak my youngsters. She seems to like it and she definitely poops in the water.
What heating and light requirements does she have? We are going into winter and it will be too cold to leave her outside. Also, we are in a rural area and I would not want to take the chance of wildlife or rats getting her at night.
How would you house an adult inside? I am on a waiting list for an enclosed chamber…but in the mean time..what could I keep her in, inside the house? During the warm days (over 60 degrees) I have been putting her outside in a 3’x8’ watering trough with a hide and water and micro bark substrate.
Thank you so much for your experience and advice.
Claudia