Recent content by Jennyknight

Will look for the polystyrene as I was looking at rolls of reflective insulation stuff. He has finally eaten today after a bath and a big wee and poop and then gone straight to bed. Would rather use stats as safer and cuts down on electricity a bit. X his poo sample has gone to the lab. Will...

Will look for the polystyrene as I was looking at rolls of reflective insulation stuff. He has finallly eaten today after a bath and a big wee and poop and then gone straight to bed. Would rather use stats as safer and cuts down on electricity a bit. X his poo sample has gone to the lab.

Thanks . I’ve ordered a pulse thermostat and ceramic heater. I use Arcadia halogen bulb. Should I go back to flood light. I’ve ordered a new dimmer thermostat so I can increase basking. Must say he does stretch to the light so might be trying to get more heat. Before I got him he had 8 years of...

Thanks . I’ve ordered a pulse thermostat and ceramic heater. I use Arcadia halogen bulb. Should I go back to flood light. I’ve ordered a new dimmer thermostat so I can increase basking. Must say he does stretch to the light so might be trying to get more heat. Before I got him he had 8 years of...

Thank you. I will instead late sides and sort top out. Great advice x

I’ve booked in with a specialist but not for three weeks as wanted to try a few things first such as heating etc x

Could I just insulate the hot end as don’t want to lose the viewing ability as I like to sit and watch him x

Basking is 30 and colder end 20. With ceramic heaters do I need thermostats attached and also where would you place them. Thanks

I have recently enlarged my indoor enclosure. I think my Russian may be getting too cold as he has almost stopped eating and is sleeping a lot. He is booked in for bloods etc as a precaution. I have two basking bulbs at one end and two t5 lights. It’s open topped. I think I need to warm more of...

Another level might be fun

I’ve tried placing pebbles around and placing away from edge. I can’t do a bigger enclosure s as it’s in my front room and is always a quarter of room it’s about five foot x five foot

After putting my enclosure pictures on and adjusting the lighting - thanks. I don’t know what to do with his water. Everything I try he just tramples in and turns into mush within 20 minutes. I bathe him three times a week and he has a little bit of veg with water in it every day. If I have to...

Thanks everybody. Now I know lol. I’ve had him several months now and am loving him although he is very noisy. I will include a pic of his enclosure which now has a border around the bottom so not to confuse him. He has two uvb/uva basking bulbs and a strip light. I’m off today to make him a...

I have acquired a tortoise that was abandoned. I have insured him and had him seen by a vet and a hermann breeder. I then sent pictures to a hermann breeder asking a question who then said he was a horse field . I’m so confused. Can anybody help