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    Sulfur

    Hey everyone I recently moved my tortoise to an outside enclosure which he has loved and we bought a big bag of organic soil which has been a complete stress. Besides being full of bugs after the major rains we had there are so many toadstools, I can’t figure out what type because I know nothing...
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    Injury on underside of shell

    I know for certain they do to some extent because we measured them but thanks.
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    Injury on underside of shell

    It is a 15 watt high output bulb
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    Injury on underside of shell

    I’ve thought about that but am not sure how? I thought uv rays couldn’t pass through glass? Luckily for this little one I have absolutely no life outside of my house so I check on him multiple times daily. ? That ceramic heater is 150 watts so I worry less about heat and more about humidity...
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    Injury on underside of shell

    Thanks Tom! That was my concern, I don’t know exactly how they grow but I was worried it might leave him with some type of issues. You have definitely given me some peace! Everything I have done so far has been based on your advice and info and I see such a change in him in the time since we...
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    Injury on underside of shell

    We don’t actually use that bulb. It came with the set up. When we purchased it. I bought a thermometer hydrometer with a probe which was supposed to be here on the 16th but got lost in the mail along with the mister I purchased. I’m waiting for my refund so I can reorder them. I pour a couple...
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    Injury on underside of shell

    Well that is a relief!! I was so upset. This is his house. Everything we purchased was recommended based on that article you posted. It’s coconut fiber mixed with orchid bark, a in tube bulb and a 150 watt ceramic heat bulb. There is a wood hide just for exploring and then that plastic cave hide...
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    Injury on underside of shell

    So it has been a couple weeks I’ve had my baby Hermanns now and he has been doing great. I have been giving him time to adjust and regain his health here and today I took him out to look over him and make sure everything looked good. I flipped him over so that I could get a good luck of his...
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    Long time tortoise lover brand new owner

    Okay thank you! I got confused when it said for insect eaters but I couldn’t find any other Miner-all!
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    Long time tortoise lover brand new owner

    I got this but then realized it says for insectivores. Is this the right thing?
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    Hermann owners!

    Not yet!!
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    Hermann owners!

    We still haven’t picked a name, trying to figure out something for the little guy/girl
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    Hermann owners!

    We just got ours a few days ago. I have no idea how much it weighs but it is 3 months old. :)
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    Long time tortoise lover brand new owner

    These are the new lights I got.
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