branasher10
New Member
Hey guys,
I received a baby Sulcata a few months ago, I am unsure of age.
He seems to be thriving, eating like a pig and moving around a lot. I just wanted to check in and make sure I’m doing all that’s possible for him to get big and strong.
Lights and heat:
He has an Arcadia t5 bulb that hangs about 10” from the top of his shell. I run a 50 watt heat emitter at all times which increases the ambient temp to 90 during the day. He then has a basking spot of around 101 at the highest.
He has three humid hides and a big water dish made of terra cotta that he regularly soaks in on his own that is heated due to the emitter.
He has food available at all times: collards, fescue grass, wheat grass, turnip greens, cucumber juice and water sprayed on top with a tortoise supply bought salad style supplement.
Calcium 2 times a week.
His humidity stays around 70% due to a mister system I installed that sprays 13 seconds every hour.
He is also soaked 2 times a day for about 15 minutes each time.
His night time temps are around 83 with his emitter and a basking spot of 97.
I apologize for the length of the post I just wanted to see how I am doing as a tort mom!
I received a baby Sulcata a few months ago, I am unsure of age.
He seems to be thriving, eating like a pig and moving around a lot. I just wanted to check in and make sure I’m doing all that’s possible for him to get big and strong.
Lights and heat:
He has an Arcadia t5 bulb that hangs about 10” from the top of his shell. I run a 50 watt heat emitter at all times which increases the ambient temp to 90 during the day. He then has a basking spot of around 101 at the highest.
He has three humid hides and a big water dish made of terra cotta that he regularly soaks in on his own that is heated due to the emitter.
He has food available at all times: collards, fescue grass, wheat grass, turnip greens, cucumber juice and water sprayed on top with a tortoise supply bought salad style supplement.
Calcium 2 times a week.
His humidity stays around 70% due to a mister system I installed that sprays 13 seconds every hour.
He is also soaked 2 times a day for about 15 minutes each time.
His night time temps are around 83 with his emitter and a basking spot of 97.
I apologize for the length of the post I just wanted to see how I am doing as a tort mom!