Recent content by Bigdave619

Ok, thanks for all the help and advice.

So if I go for a regular light bulb for lighting (not coil bulb) and a UV heat lamp, that should be OK for my tortoise?

I have something similar to this in there now as my heat lamp, and from what I've read from looking at the same ones on amazon, they do provide UV.

This the bulb I was using. Also have a heating bulb in there that turns off and on as required.

The light bulb in my tortoise's vivarium just went out and I don't have any replacement ones. Can I just get a regular light bulb from the supermarket (Asda, etc) and would that be ok for the tortosie in the long term? Heating bulb is fine, just the lighting one thats blown. Been in there since...

Hello everyone, my name is David, live in Kent, England and as of Christmas 2022 last year, I became the proud owner of a beautiful baby girl Horsefield tortoise. She is probably 11 months old roughly, doing well and I've named her Zelda. It was a complete surprise to me when my family surprised...