Change the water dish to a low sided clay saucer. The dish you have with such straight sides is a flipping hazard.
The bulb in the pic, is it a mercury bulb? If so change it for a tube florescent for uvb, an incandescent flood bulb for basking and ceramic heat emitter for any added heat needed
Is this a closed chamber? It looks like it is, and that's good. If by chance it's not, do whatever is possible to get it closed.
I would also remove a log and maybe a hide. It needs the roaming room to keep and build muscle and keep insides working properly.
Looks good otherwise.
The bulb in the pic, is it a mercury bulb? If so change it for a tube florescent for uvb, an incandescent flood bulb for basking and ceramic heat emitter for any added heat needed
Is this a closed chamber? It looks like it is, and that's good. If by chance it's not, do whatever is possible to get it closed.
I would also remove a log and maybe a hide. It needs the roaming room to keep and build muscle and keep insides working properly.
Looks good otherwise.
Looks good. I agree with Wellington about the water dish, and your food dish looks like it might be too deep and not sunk into the substrate well enough. I can't really tell in the picture, but thought I'd mention it as something to look out for.
Also, if those plants are plastic, be careful. Every time I've tried to do that, the tortoises eat them. They sure look nice though.
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The UVB is an Arcadian HO t5 12% and I currently am using a Philips 65 watt flood with a frosted lense. I also have a CHE just out of the pic set on a thermostat at 80 for ambient and night temp. I agree and the hide removal. Just testing out what he currently prefers. Thanks for the help!
I agree, was watching him use the dishes earlier today and noticed a lil struggle myself. I’ll sink the food dish in more as well.Looks good. I agree with Wellington about the water dish, and your food dish looks like it might be too deep and not sunk into the substrate well enough. I can't really tell in the picture, but thought I'd mention it as something to look out for.
Also, if those plants are plastic, be careful. Every time I've tried to do that, the tortoises eat them. They sure look nice though.
More info for you here, though it looks like you may have already read all of this judging from your set up:
Info For New People. Please Read This First.
Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...
Welcome to the forum!
The plants are plastic and I’m keeping a close eye on him (or her since I don’t know atm).
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Did some changes to the tank and my Eastern Hermanns (Alffie) seems to be absolutely loving it. He loves cruising on top of his hide and back down the other side. Also started putting small food dishes throughout for a more natural scavenger enrichment. Had no idea tortoises could be so active.
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