Thomas tortoise
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Will this hold enough humidity for my tortoise to stop Pyramiding?
Will this enclosure do?
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No, too much of an open top. Also looks like they are using mercury vapor bulbs and they have been ruled as bad pyramiding causing bulbs.
Having the lights on the outside of the enclosure will create a chimney effect that draws all your heat and humidity up and out. You need a closed chamber with all the heating and lighting inside.
Never mind the bulbs. Although its true for tortoises, I see the pic was actually for chickens.
For under 50 bucks you can get a pop up portable green house. Some have floors most don't. Buy a cheap tarp to use as the floor. Lights and heat can be hung from the frame and you have a cheap closed chamber.
those looks like quails , not chicken
do you have a pic of this ,just wondering how to keep a tort in a green house with a tarp floor ,not being negative at all just can't get the pic in my head
Thomas tortoise
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Yeah can you show me the link to get this green house?
I think wellington may mean something like this which some members who have open tables have bought to put over them to try to control the heat and humidity. If you do a search for mini portable or pop up greenhouses you'll see various types.
See above Ron
Yes, what Lyn W posted. There are many just like that in different sizes. Then there are also ones tall enough to walk into. The shorter ones are better for little ones.
Very easy. The green houses sit on top of the tarp. I had two large female leopards in a large pop up greenhouse with a tarp floor. Because they were large torts I taped the tarp to the outside of the greenhouse incase they tried to push under the greenhouse frame.
I have used fhe kind Lyn W posted, a tall 10x12 one and also the kind that comes with hard plastic sides and soft plastic top.
Thank you very much for the help that was very nice of you
thank you for the help
Thomas tortoise
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Thomas tortoise
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Are these greenhouses only for outdoor use or inside too?
They use them indoors over their tort tables because open tables/enclosures let a lot of heat and humidity escape so it is a way of combatting that.
If you go through the enclosures threads you may find pictures, I found this example from by using the search facility
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You can use them inside or outside. Most of us use them to either cover a open top tortoise table or as the enclosure itself inside our houses.
Thanks again for all the help
Garrett M
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I have considered this idea but thought it would be wrong. Would a pop up greenhouse work if the lights are hung inside? Also would putting a pop up greenhouse over/ around a watering trough be the same concept to keep ins humidity and heat?
If you scroll up you'll see an example I posted of how they are used over tables.
The lamps would have to be inside to keep the heat in, and very little (if any) uvb gets through plastic or glass so that source would need to be inside too.
The frame of the greenhouse is good for hanging them from.
