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Old 31-03-2014, 06:17 PM   #1
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Default setup ok? *updated*

Little tort will be coming home tonight, can you check if my indoor setup is ok?

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Old 31-03-2014, 06:18 PM   #2
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Ooh it looks lovely very pretty.
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Old 31-03-2014, 07:24 PM   #3
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You must be very excited and have had fun setting up for your new tort You'll find (I do ) that your tort will go to some plces and not others, sort of instructions as to changes he/she might want Possibly your upright coloured log roll may throw too much shadow over the left hand side of the pen More photos please once your new tort arrives
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Old 31-03-2014, 07:32 PM   #4
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what type of substrate are you using
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Old 31-03-2014, 08:00 PM   #5
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Agree with Lynne, allow more light to flood the table.
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Old 31-03-2014, 09:22 PM   #6
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Substrate is sterilized top soil, I've taken the colourful thing down now
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Old 31-03-2014, 11:45 PM   #7
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You can put the coloured logs back up as your better off adding a regular fluorscent light in front of the hide.

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Old 01-04-2014, 05:33 AM   #8
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I am thinking about switching to separate uv strip and heat source,
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Old 01-04-2014, 01:48 PM   #9
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That's a good idea. It would certainly brighten up the table.
I use Arcadia D3 12% strip lights and just normal bulbs as a heat source.
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That's a good idea. It would certainly brighten up the table.
I use Arcadia D3 12% strip lights and just normal bulbs as a heat source.
I use exactly the same
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