New Tortoise Enclosure

Very nice looking. My daughter wants a setup like that now. We are into pythons but have a couple gators. I have a two part pond (top and bottom) with a water fall for them. That is my pride setup but yours is awesome and the fact it in a cage inside makes it unreal. AWESOME

Rick Vanderpool

Deb,

I have had Lucy for only about six months. I rescued her from Petco where she had been subsisting for two years in a small enclosure on mostly grub worms (high protien). I feel her pyramiding is a result of her diet at Petco. It will be interesting to see what effect her new improved diet will have on her shell...

Hopefully under my care she will do better.

The two lamps are mercury vapor lamps. Can't remember the brand, but they don't have the poor quality of floresent UVB. These last about a year then must be replaced.

The belly heat is wire coiled in to the plastic on the bottom side of the cage, but only in half of the bottom of the cage.


John,

The cage is in my house and retains heat marvelously from the day time lights. She also has the belly heat. Cage hasn't fallen below 75 at night yet.

Deb, the bulbs are T-Rex 150 w I believe. I;ll check when I get home. I also have two floresent plant spectrum grow lights in the cage that complete the overall light spectrum.

A long time reptile expert recommended adding the plant lights to the spectrum as it "brings out the reds" in Lucy's color. Also, it helps my plants grow.

Originally Posted by mateomasfeo

Deb,

I have had Lucy for only about six months. I rescued her from Petco where she had been subsisting for two years in a small enclosure on mostly grub worms (high protien). I feel her pyramiding is a result of her diet at Petco. It will be interesting to see what effect her new improved diet will have on her shell...

Hopefully under my care she will do better.

The two lamps are mercury vapor lamps. Can't remember the brand, but they don't have the poor quality of floresent UVB. These last about a year then must be replaced.

The belly heat is wire coiled in to the plastic on the bottom side of the cage, but only in half of the bottom of the cage.


John,

The cage is in my house and retains heat marvelously from the day time lights. She also has the belly heat. Cage hasn't fallen below 75 at night yet.

I am glad you rescued her! She is beautiful. I just wanted to make sure you weren't one of those that thought that tortoises are supposed to have shells like that. I am looking forward to seeing updates on her highness!

Then you are better prepared than I am. Because mine escaped (or was stolen) from his outdoors pen and becasue I thought he was gone, I dismanteled the pen so what I have now is makeshift and I am improving it as I go along.

is also a factor in shell pyramiding. I would be careful about the floor heating. We just rescued 2 Marginated tortoises that had major health issues due to in floor heating. This type of heating is great for snakes and lizards but doesn't seem to work well for chelonians.

Nice set-up.

Originally Posted by Tim Cole

is also a factor in shell pyramiding. I would be careful about the floor heating. We just rescued 2 Marginated tortoises that had major health issues due to in floor heating. This type of heating is great for snakes and lizards but doesn't seem to work well for chelonians.

Nice set-up.

Explain in more detail, please?

Thanks in advance.