Winter

[anac1979]

HI! I am new to this forum so hopefully I'm doing this right. I have 3.5 Redfoots & 1 baby. I have had reptiles my whole life but have always lived in SW FL where the weather never really gets cold enough to worry about keeping them warm. I moved to GA, close to Athens, last year & brought my herd of course. Last winter i put the Torts in our garage, which is not heated, & heated it with small portable heaters, which ended up costing me an arm & a leg on my heating bill. This year I would like to build a heated enclosure in their pen, which is outdoors, for the winter. Would this be alright for them? It can get pretty cold here & even snowed last year. I just don't know how to go about it. Heat pads? Lamps? Ceramic bulbs? There are 8 adults Torts so I need plenty of room too I guess. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[lismar79]

A lot of folks use oil filled radiant heaters or heat panels

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Pelonis-...ed-Radiant-Portable-Heater-HO-0218H/202295910

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Econo-Heat-400-Watt-Wall-Panel-Convection-Heater-603/202882716

 

[ascott]

HI! I am new to this forum so hopefully I'm doing this right. I have 3.5 Redfoots & 1 baby. I have had reptiles my whole life but have always lived in SW FL where the weather never really gets cold enough to worry about keeping them warm. I moved to GA, close to Athens, last year & brought my herd of course. Last winter i put the Torts in our garage, which is not heated, & heated it with small portable heaters, which ended up costing me an arm & a leg on my heating bill. This year I would like to build a heated enclosure in their pen, which is outdoors, for the winter. Would this be alright for them? It can get pretty cold here & even snowed last year. I just don't know how to go about it. Heat pads? Lamps? Ceramic bulbs? There are 8 adults Torts so I need plenty of room too I guess. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Likely yes on all here....I am interested where this thread goes...so back to the bleachers I go.....