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No, not today anyway. We’re giving a sample of his poop, and they advised to up the supplements and see how he gets on. If we’re not seeing improvement they will run further tests, but they weren’t concerned enough to get more samples today.

I went for a ceramic heat lamp that doesn’t emit light, it’s plugged into a thermostat. He’s (or maybe she now) been to a vet about an hour ago. The bubbling stopped yesterday, and they’ve been much more active since. The vet was great, she said we have a slight calcium deficiency which is...

I appreciate all the advice. A heat lamp for night time arrived today, and we'll be moving his table to a warmer spot which will let us have better placement for the current lighting. I like the idea of the greenhouse cover, these are fairly cheap at the moment so I'll look into this!

Thanks! Some additional heating is being delivered today to raise night temps. The vet's were seeing has been recommended by a few keepers locally, so I'll see how we get on. We're not actually checked in for the nose thing, just a general check up on weight etc, but I will keep in mind your...

I’ve given things a few days now, the eye rubbing has stopped but we noticed bubbles from the nose every now and then, as well as occasional hissing when retracting their head. Temps in the ‘cool’ side sit around 21°c, so this will be much lower at night. Also after getting a proper...

I will look into that, and thank you for the advice about wiping their eyes!

@Tom thanks for taking the time to give a detailed response, I really appreciate it. Temps directly under the lamp are around 35ºc, far left side is around 22/25ºc. I've not had a chance to get nighttime measurements but I can check this tonight before I go to bed. Although I've been told the...

Some photos of the bulbs: He's still eating his normal amount and is slightly active in the evenings, and he is opening his eyes, but we're concerned about the lack of activity and how much he tries to keep his eyes shut. He is at a vet on Tuesday for a checkup, but if anyone has any input...

This is great, thank you. Getting the 'right' bulb/lighting setup has been a nightmare. This bulb was sold to us as a good solution to our lighting problems. I'll look into sorting a tube light soon, but when I move I'll likely use a vivarium anyway. He perked up after his soak, so we're...

Thanks for the quick reply! I've moved the lamp so it sits directly above, and closer. This should raise temps on the right side where he chills during the day. I should be able to easily place a lid on the top to raise humidity and temps. I've read mixed info on 24/7 heating, at the moment we...

Yes absolutely! I'm aware the lamp needs moving, I'm working on that this evening. This is him just now:

Hello! I got a juvenile Hermann's tortoise a couple of weeks ago (between 6-12 months old), so far we're happy with how he's settling, but I have some questions about some of the things he does. I thought I was well prepared for taking him home, but it seems no amount of prep work could get me...