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    Tortoise not getting up during the day or eating

    here is a picture of him if that is of any help too. I am in the process of building him a bigger enclosure that will be more brightly lit and a more reliable ambient temperature. I have a backup heat bulb that I turn on when I am around during the day and after a while under that, he perks up a...
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    Tortoise not getting up during the day or eating

    Thanks for the reply. Yes I have one Mercury vapour bulb for both heat, uv and light, but I am in the process of building a big enclosure and think it might be best to use separate bulbs for uv and heat so I can adjust them separately. When I took him outside during a short sunny spell, he...
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    Tortoise not getting up during the day or eating

    Thanks for the reply. I will keep waking him up and encouraging him to eat something after I soak him. He will only be in this different room for a week whilst I am away so that it's easier for the person looking after him. Then I will move him back to the brighter room. I'll check the temp in...
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    Tortoise not getting up during the day or eating

    Hi, something similar may have been asked before, but I'll ask anyway. My young horsfield tortoise (just under a year or so) has always been an active climber, eater and digger; but the last few days, he has not been getting up at all during the day, and consequently not eating. I left it for...
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