Keeping the heat in??

rachel.mather · 15-12-2013, 01:10 PM

Hello everyone!
My torty has been a little bit inactive at the moment due to the cold weather, he spends a lot of time under his log and I think he forgets he has a nice warm basking area to sit in!
(His lamp temps are 28-32 and it gets no colder than 17/18 at night)
I was just thinking about getting a piece of perspex or acrylic to cover half of his enclosure in the winter months? Have any of you tried this and did it work?

Thanks!

Catwoman63 · 15-12-2013, 02:12 PM

Yes I have put a sheet of clear polycarbonate o er the colder end of the table

but I think raising the temp a bit more will help, say 32-34 under the lamp and 18-20c overnight x

rachel.mather · 15-12-2013, 02:40 PM

Did you find it made your tortoise a bit more active?
Thanks for the reply!

Gordon · 15-12-2013, 02:41 PM

This is why i use vivs in the winter loads easier to keep temps

Pussygalore · 15-12-2013, 06:16 PM

using a viv or not can depend on whether your tort room is warm, if the heating is on then its fine, if not then a viv makes more sense.

rachel.mather · 15-12-2013, 06:26 PM

Yes our heating is on, but it seems he stays under his log for so long that he gets too cold to move, our house never gets before 18 because its controlled by a thermostat.
Unfortunately we don't have the storage to have a viv and a table

Pussygalore · 15-12-2013, 07:39 PM

18c at night is fine

15-12-2013, 01:10 PM	#1
rachel.mather Member Incubating Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 102	Keeping the heat in?? Hello everyone! My torty has been a little bit inactive at the moment due to the cold weather, he spends a lot of time under his log and I think he forgets he has a nice warm basking area to sit in! (His lamp temps are 28-32 and it gets no colder than 17/18 at night) I was just thinking about getting a piece of perspex or acrylic to cover half of his enclosure in the winter months? Have any of you tried this and did it work? Thanks!

15-12-2013, 02:12 PM	#2
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Yes I have put a sheet of clear polycarbonate o er the colder end of the table but I think raising the temp a bit more will help, say 32-34 under the lamp and 18-20c overnight x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

15-12-2013, 02:40 PM	#3
rachel.mather Member Incubating Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 102	Did you find it made your tortoise a bit more active? Thanks for the reply!

15-12-2013, 02:41 PM	#4
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	This is why i use vivs in the winter loads easier to keep temps

15-12-2013, 06:16 PM	#5
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	using a viv or not can depend on whether your tort room is warm, if the heating is on then its fine, if not then a viv makes more sense.

15-12-2013, 06:26 PM	#6
rachel.mather Member Incubating Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 102	Yes our heating is on, but it seems he stays under his log for so long that he gets too cold to move, our house never gets before 18 because its controlled by a thermostat. Unfortunately we don't have the storage to have a viv and a table

15-12-2013, 07:39 PM	#7
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	18c at night is fine

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