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    Advice needed please (doesn't come out of hiding, eyes closed)

    Thanks for commenting back, the heat bulb I have is just for the heat, I did have the red light/heat bulb but I changed it to just a heat bulb as I thought it was affecting my tortoise eyes. I do have the uvb light that I re newed today, I'm trying my best but I needed teaching. Iam however...
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    Advice needed please (doesn't come out of hiding, eyes closed)

    Hello, I have read it but it doesn't state what humidity the Viv should be. I have today redone the Viv like this, but I washed the bark, dried in a towel so it's all damp and put a slight bit of soil at the very bottom of the viv just to give the bark some stability to lay on. Please help me...
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    Eating and humidity

    Hello, Horsfield Tortoise, what food are they allowed to eat everyday and then also as a treat? Google is a bit muddled with the answers. Also what humidity should the Viv be at?
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    Advice needed please (doesn't come out of hiding, eyes closed)

    The uvb is a D3 reptile lamp T5 12% 24W & Bonlux 100W Terrarium Reptile Heat Bulb,Ceramic Heat Emitter, No Light E27 Black Ceramic Heat Lamp I just feed the russian lettuce and kale , don't know what else is good to give that is good for them regularly or as a treat, google doesn't help with...
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    Advice needed please (doesn't come out of hiding, eyes closed)

    Thankyou, what humidity does the substrate need to be? Also does the top layer have to be left dry because of shell rot? Would you just spray the substrate now and again? And with the humidity gauge I just brought do I stick that part into the substrate? Sorry for soo many questions I just wish...
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    Advice needed please (doesn't come out of hiding, eyes closed)

    Would this substrate pictured be better to use? It's what I used to use (ordered from Amazon) and then changed it as the other one with stones in was at the pet shop. How many times do you soak the substaint and change it? Temperature should be 30-35c heat in the basking spot?
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    Advice needed please (doesn't come out of hiding, eyes closed)

    Thankyou for writing back, he's substrate I brought from the pet shop it does have tiny little stones in, they also sell it at pets at home stores. I didn't know that about the calcium, I thought that it did have to be on the food everytime 🤦🏻‍♀️iv had the tortoise for nearly 6 months, I have a...
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    Advice needed please (doesn't come out of hiding, eyes closed)

    Hello, I have a horsefield tortoise (Russian tortoise) I'm worried about him/her as somedays him/her doesn't want to come out of hiding and his/her eyes will be closed but you can see the eye behind moving about and when the eye does open it will look really squinted like it's stinging him/her...
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