Recent content by AyrWendy

Thanks for this. I hadn't thought about taking her food dish away at night for better monitoring so will definitely try this. She doesn't have any plants in her enclosure either so the food dish will be her only option. Fingers crossed.

I got a black ceramic light and use it every night. I think it is helping because before she felt cold in the morning before. We have also changed the substrate to coco coir and she seems to be loving this and will burrow in. Her light is now an all in one uvb, uva and heat lamp 125 watt for...

Thanks for the info. My vet thinks she may have been on her way to hibernation. She is active. Hopefully once I get the set up correct she will start eating, and opening her eyes more. Thanks to everyone.

Great. Thank you. Everything should be set up by tomorrow and hopefully my tortoise will improve.

Thanks. Is it a infra red lamp I buy for through the night

Thanks. I've taken it away today and have ordered an all in one lamp which will come tomorrow. Never realised how bright it was until I took it out. It must have been very hard on her eyes. I welcome any advice as want to ensure I do everything correct. Thanks.

Thanks. This helps a lot. I will order the bulb today. I think I will need to leave the tube bulb just now as I don't think a hood will fit our current set up. Your help has been really appreciated.

Sorry to be a complete novice here. I can get the 24 inch tube light but not sure what Mvb to buy. Can you please send me a link so I know what I'm looking for. Have cancelled the previous light ordered and want to make sure I get the right thing. Thanks for your help.

Thanks very much for the advice. I've ordered the coco coir substrate, gun thermometer and light you recommended on amazon prime so it will come tomorrow. The light is the same specification you suggested but have ordered the compact version to fit our fitting. Do you think this will be okay or...

Here is a photo of Shelby

Thanks for getting back to me. We live in Scotland so it will be a while temperature wise before she can go outside. The basking temperature is 100 with cooler areas she can go to. Should the Uvb light be on 24 hours a day? We are feeding her Florette crispy leaves (Frisee, lettuce and...

I'm looking for some help. I got my son a Russian Tortoise for his Christmas after we watched a friend's when they were on holiday. I got the tortoise from Preloved Pets website. We were told the the tortoise was about 6 months old. My son has named the tortoise Shelby. I had to pick the...