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So it turns out, my female tortoise is actually a boy... Slightly horrified by what i've just seen...

Tilly's new home built house :) Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled warriors! :)

So after reading through the comments I went to the shop and bought some pond liner :) I lined all of the bottom half of the table and I've filled it full of soil and plants and everything my tortoise needs :) (Don't mind the blue micro fridge. It's being removed when I properly attach the...

So instead of paying for a very expensive and relatively small store tort table. I decided to build my own. Having never constructed anything like this before it was a bit of a gamble but I think if looks good! :) So first I got a board of outdoor treated wood cut into the strips as shown...

Under the light it's 33°C and furthest point away it's 21°C. The bit she's laid at is 28°C Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled warriors! :)

Currently, I've got a dry hide and a humid hide as you say. But my tortoise just seems to lay under the basking light. And has done for a couple of days now. She's wiggles her way into the soil. But leaves her shell visible. Any idea what this means? Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy...

Yeah I'm worried about it being too dry and my tortoise's shell isn't particularly smooth. And I can't remember whether it was when I got her. And I've read that too dry and substrate and not a varied enough diet and be factors for that. So I'm trying to keep it in the right levels. As too high...

Well, i've got a SunGlo MV lamp, which gets the basking spot up to about 32-34ºC and that has a humidity of 34%-40% and then the other side of the enclosure the temperature is 22-24ºC and has a humidity of 58% at the moment. Does that seem okay? Also, does anyone know of a way to quickly...

I was just searching the web for all round information. And stumbled across this. Saw it had a phone app and signed up straight away! It's been really useful already. And I've only been here a very short while :) Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled...

I'm just wondering what humidity levels I should be trying to stay in range of? I've read online that Horsfield tortoises need low humidities. But I don't really know what low is. Because the lowest my setup has gotten is about 29% and it reached around 70% when it rained the other day. Any...

Here's my Tilly being a fool :) Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled warriors! :)

She's suddenly interested in eating rocks! Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled warriors! :)

Okay! Thank you :) Ill get rid of it then! Thank you for all your help :) Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled warriors! :)

Here's the best picture I can get of it :) Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled warriors! :)

Tilly's renovated home! I've replaced the substrate with sterile soil. And changed her water dish to a terracotta saucer which she's already been in for a little paddle :) Any other suggestions? :) Paul Druce Sheffield, UK Nerdy Mathsy Physicsy Guy with love for shelled warriors! :)