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Thank you! This helps a lot!

Hi, thank you for the response, I just don't think that answers my question. I understand wattage and not being able to put a bulb in a fixture that doesn't allow for that wattage. The double dome says it is safe for 150W on each side but I am only using a 100W bulb on one side and nothing on...

Hello everyone, I have done A LOT of searches and research on here and have changed my tortoises life tremendously so i appreciate all the advice! I have been doing a lot of searching on heat emitters and heat fixtures and so forth and I find myself very confused. I am wanting to use a 100W...

Thank you to everyone for all the advice and help. As a first time tortoise owner I really was given very outdated information, but thanks to you guys and the helpful links I am certainly headed in the right direction. I want my tortoises to thrive not just survive! I have gotten another...

This is the light I use, it was recommended by a breeder

Hi, thank you for the input, I just bought a different substrate! I do have a separate aquarium that I kept the new Ivory in, but only for two weeks, now I keep the big one in the separate one and the three tinier ones in the bigger aquarium. I am hoping to upsize soon! What do you think the...

Hello everyone! I am a new account to this forum. I have been a tortoise mom for a little under a year now and I have three Sulcatas who are one and an Ivory Sulcata who is seven months. My three one year olds are great, healthy, lively, and thriving. However, my Ivory that I just got in January...

Hello everyone! I am a new account to this forum. I have been a tortoise mom for a little under a year now and I have three Sulcatas who are one and an Ivory Sulcata who is seven months. My three one year olds are great, healthy, lively, and thriving. However, my Ivory that I just got in January...