Agathaade
Active Member
Hi,
My baby greek arrived 3 days ago. He has been eating, pooping, sleeping (a lot), exploring his indoor and outdoor enclosure (he gets one hour of outdoor enclosure time daily).
Everyday he chooses to dig into the substrate to sleep, and does it under the basking lamp. Sometimes on the edge, but today he went right to the hottest spot. I temp gunned the surface of the substrate minutes prior and read 99/100 in that very spot. I got nervous he would be too hot and covered every visible bit of his shell with bark.
I am worried that corner is too hot and too dry for him to sleep in for a long time.
I have coconut hides in two locations, one in the cool end, and one in the hot end but he doesn’t use them.
Is he safe sleeping in that spot?
Do I need to do anything to improve his sleeping situation like create a warmer more humid hide?
I’m thinking I don’t want to go against his nature and remove him from his spot to place him a hide when he is asleep, I would rather improve that corner so he gets what he needs where he naturally goes.
I’m including photos of his indoor set up with his current sleeping spot highlighted. Also a pic of his outdoor enclosure for fun.
Daytime
Overall temp : 83f
Basking spot temp : 99/100f
RH cool side : 85/90%
Basking spot RH : 60/70%
Nighttime
Overall temp : 80 to 82f
RH : 90%
Basking light is a 45W flood bulb, placed about 16” above substrate.
No UV bc I take him outside, just an additional LED cool white bulb for daytime lighting. On timers 7am to 6pm.
Substrate is a thin layer of coco coir at the bottom, with a mix of cypress mulch and orchid bark. About 4 inches deep total.
Note : I am going to remove the plant pots and replace them with plastic vines to create more organic hiding and exploring areas. I have observed him hide and explore the underside of ferns and trailing nasturtium stems outdoors, I want to replicate that indoors. I am questioning what to do with the hides...
Thank you for reading and let me know what you think?
My baby greek arrived 3 days ago. He has been eating, pooping, sleeping (a lot), exploring his indoor and outdoor enclosure (he gets one hour of outdoor enclosure time daily).
Everyday he chooses to dig into the substrate to sleep, and does it under the basking lamp. Sometimes on the edge, but today he went right to the hottest spot. I temp gunned the surface of the substrate minutes prior and read 99/100 in that very spot. I got nervous he would be too hot and covered every visible bit of his shell with bark.
I am worried that corner is too hot and too dry for him to sleep in for a long time.
I have coconut hides in two locations, one in the cool end, and one in the hot end but he doesn’t use them.
Is he safe sleeping in that spot?
Do I need to do anything to improve his sleeping situation like create a warmer more humid hide?
I’m thinking I don’t want to go against his nature and remove him from his spot to place him a hide when he is asleep, I would rather improve that corner so he gets what he needs where he naturally goes.
I’m including photos of his indoor set up with his current sleeping spot highlighted. Also a pic of his outdoor enclosure for fun.
Daytime
Overall temp : 83f
Basking spot temp : 99/100f
RH cool side : 85/90%
Basking spot RH : 60/70%
Nighttime
Overall temp : 80 to 82f
RH : 90%
Basking light is a 45W flood bulb, placed about 16” above substrate.
No UV bc I take him outside, just an additional LED cool white bulb for daytime lighting. On timers 7am to 6pm.
Substrate is a thin layer of coco coir at the bottom, with a mix of cypress mulch and orchid bark. About 4 inches deep total.
Note : I am going to remove the plant pots and replace them with plastic vines to create more organic hiding and exploring areas. I have observed him hide and explore the underside of ferns and trailing nasturtium stems outdoors, I want to replicate that indoors. I am questioning what to do with the hides...
Thank you for reading and let me know what you think?