Tortoise box vs aquarium?

[Mtown91]

Baby sulcata that had some early pyramiding. I've corrected some husbandry issues since joining, by soaking more often and soaking the substrate more often. Currently in a zoomed tortoise box. I have a 48 by 12.5 inch aquarium I was considering moving him into.

I feel like the tortoise box is easier to achieve the temps but the aquarium would be easier to achieve adequate humidity with less struggles.
Thoughts? Is size appropriate? I would definitely tape something up to cover the sides.

 

[nicoleann2214]

Baby sulcata that had some early pyramiding. I've corrected some husbandry issues since joining, by soaking more often and soaking the substrate more often. Currently in a zoomed tortoise box. I have a 48 by 12.5 inch aquarium I was considering moving him into.

I feel like the tortoise box is easier to achieve the temps but the aquarium would be easier to achieve adequate humidity with less struggles.
Thoughts? Is size appropriate? I would definitely tape something up to cover the sides.

I had the zoomed tortoise house. Its not gonna work you need humidity for the tortoise I suggest a closed chamber type set up, that will give you the right humidity and heat. @Tom has a lot of good care sheets for sulcata’s you can check out.

 

[Crush da Baum]

What size tort. Glass tanks are very expensive and nearly impossible to get a big enough size.

 

[Crush da Baum]

I agree, closed chambers are the best way to achieve the level of humidity you need.

 

[KronksMom]

Tortoises understand clear sides much better than previously believed. The issue with the aquarium would be the top, how to keep humidity from escaping through the screen top. But you can correct that by cutting tin foil to cover everywhere except for your lights. Or use something like a dollar store shower curtain draped over the entire set up, just be careful you aren't creating a fire hazard. As far as size goes, neither option you have will work very long. Even when they're small, tortoises need a lot of space to walk around in order to properly digest their food. Also, they need to be able to walk from one place to another in order to change their body temperature. So your set up needs to be big enough to provide several different micro climates. You can't achieve a good temperature range in such a small space. And since tortoises can't regulate their own temperature, that means your baby will only have the option of being one temperature all the time.

 

[Tom]

Baby sulcata that had some early pyramiding. I've corrected some husbandry issues since joining, by soaking more often and soaking the substrate more often. Currently in a zoomed tortoise box. I have a 48 by 12.5 inch aquarium I was considering moving him into.

I feel like the tortoise box is easier to achieve the temps but the aquarium would be easier to achieve adequate humidity with less struggles.
Thoughts? Is size appropriate? I would definitely tape something up to cover the sides.

Give this a read through:

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

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