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Okay, thank you!

Sorry, is it an organic one? Should I get the organic bark for the tortoise? Thank you!

Great! Thank you very much for the information and the picture! I will try to get the same orchid bark like yours. I am in Southern California.

I just want to confirm whether I should use small or medium orchid bark for the hatchling. Do I need to mix the orchid bark with other materials, or is orchid bark enough? May I also know what brand of orchard bark you recommend? Thank you.

Thank you so much for your information! I'll change the substrate to coco fiber or orchid bark.

Thank you for the advice! I already turned off the bulb two days ago and will look at the bulb you recommended.

What kind of substrate should I use? Does mulch and sphagnum peat moss good? or coconut fiber?

Thank you so much for the link! I appreciate it.

Thank you. What soil do you recommend? We already checked with the breeder, and the organic topsoil and cypress mulch are fine. The breeder also recommended to use the ZooMed lightbulb for the hatchling. I also placed the light 12 inches above the ground.

We use cypress mulch and organic topsoil as substrate for the tortoise. We also use the ZooMed heat lamp (UVB and UVA) for about 6-7 hours. Additionally, we soak the tortoise everyday, but from the day we bought it, I don’t notice the turtle drinking water. Please see the attached image below of...

Hi all, I recently purchased a Sri Lankan Star Hatchling from a reputable breeder three weeks ago. When I received it, its shell color was shiny, but now it is dull and faded. Please see the picture below and advise! Thank you.