By 5teve-0 | May 3, 2012 | Category Turtle Log
Today I received 1/2 half of the items I’ve ordered to complete the Russian Tortoise habitat. They are two Fluker’s 5.5″ ceramic dome lamp, a 24″ Exo-Terra Repti-Glo 10.0 UVB fluorescent bulb and ZooMed’s Aquasun Aquarium Controller. Expected delivery by Monday is the other 1/2 of the package, which consists of a 30″ fluorescent strip […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | April 22, 2012 | Category Turtle Log
After much contemplation regarding habitat sizing, I put in an order with Designs by Nature, LLC. for a 36″ x 24″ Congo 3D background (BJ241L). I had to downsize to 36″L from 48″L due to limited room in my rusty little apartment. This background will be used exclusively for the Russian tortoise habitat project. I […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | December 21, 2011 | Category Turtle Log
A few articles back, I wrote about my plans for revamping the habitat for our red eared sliders and putting the Russian tortoise habitat in the backburner until mid spring. Because the planning, costs and logistics required to create the habitat I envisioned for my red eared sliders will be quite involved and the construction […]
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