Hi,
I'm new to the group and a new tortoise owner, I've rehomed a spur thighed Greek tortoise and she needs a much bigger indoor set up.
I have a large set up that I will modify to be able to give her a much bigger indoor space but my question is does she need to have a heat mat in her new enclosure bedroom area? She currently has a small one in the existing set up and she is 6yrs old, I've read on the web via searches that she probably actually only needs one if she's sick ? Is this the case? And if so I can incorporate one into her new set up, she does have a uv heat lamp also, many thanks
I'm new to the group and a new tortoise owner, I've rehomed a spur thighed Greek tortoise and she needs a much bigger indoor set up.
I have a large set up that I will modify to be able to give her a much bigger indoor space but my question is does she need to have a heat mat in her new enclosure bedroom area? She currently has a small one in the existing set up and she is 6yrs old, I've read on the web via searches that she probably actually only needs one if she's sick ? Is this the case? And if so I can incorporate one into her new set up, she does have a uv heat lamp also, many thanks