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Except for the obvious of getting it covered ( Which im starting to go towards getting a viv). Hows best to provide the humidity needed assuming i remove the moss, will damp substrate achieve what id need? I have been giving soaks every other day for 15 mins but can step this up to daily

Hi i originally came on the forum for some advice and have now kept my western hermanns, ive had her for 6 months now. I just wanted to share pic of her and the enclosure to make sure there is nothing i need to be doing differently or could tweek to make better. Her current weight is 32g at a...

Hi over last few months ive been gathering info and hopefully some knowledge on keeping a western hermanns tortoise. So before i set it all up i would like to run through what i was planning to do before collect her. I have purchased through a recommended breeder and the great thing is she will...

I found some that say full spectrum grow lights for plants i assume would this be what i want?

If i have a UVB at 12% and have this on for part of the day say 4hrs can i then i just use a standard tube light for just general daylight? or does it need to be a reptile tube?

Im going round in circles looking at how different light is done and was wondering if anyone could advise on the following. Heats provided by ceramic heater on a stat so this is totally separate. Questions i have are 1 UVB/UVA T5 Tube, would this be positioned at a height that gave 3/4 on...

I was also wondering how longthe uvb lighting should be on, although Im getting a western hermanns. Is it OK to leave the uvb tube on all day? And also should the tube run the length of the enclosure?

Wow thanks for all the info will have a read. Yeh seems to be the forums over here say the opposite although ift Def makes more sense with what you guys are doing. Thanks again looks like I've got some reading to do

8-10 months depending when paperwork is complete

I have been asking for advice from many forums on keeping a hermanns tortoise, but have come across conflicting opinions since reading posts on this one. Firstly I should point out I'm in the UK so this may have some bearing on the environment but I was wondering if you could advise on my set...