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Found the terracotta dishes and put the humid hide back in. The fine orchid bark arrived so put that in over the coco soil, just because it's a million times easier to clean out of the dishes 50 x a day. It's at 90% humidity and 27⁰c on the left, 82% humidity and 30⁰c on the right. I'm really...

Of course, a tortoise is nothing like a mammal and I appreciate that. I suppose I was just trying to illustrate that although I am a reptile novice, I'm not altogether a complete animal novice and whilst I also appreciate that the climate here is far from natural for this species, I have not...

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Here are some pics, let me know what you think. He also passed urates for the very first time today so I'm taking that as a positive. (I do keep calling 'him' a 'he' but obviously I have no idea. 'His' name is Jupiter.) Egg tooth?

He does have a more closed in humid hide, sorry I mentioned in the OP but the pic didn't load, it was just in the sink to get washed as I'd just planted everything and it was covered in the coco soil. I have been looking for some terracotta saucers but they have all been either glazed on the...

Sorry, just realised the pic of the enclosure didn't upload . . .

This is the one I have ordered but if the T5s are the better option then I'll send it back and stick with them, thank you! https://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/zoo-med-reptisun-uvb-led

I am obviously still a novice but at this point I'm pretty sure the breeder has lied and sent me a hatchling. Whilst this initially made me quite anxious to be looking after such a young one, knowing what I do now, i'm glad as if this is the case, at least he's had minimal time growing in...

*Edited to add* He does have another, more enclosed, moist hide, it was just being cleaned when I took these photos, it's situated in the empty space in the back left corner... It's a 4ft x 2ft and is enclosed. Substrate is coco coir with orchid bark underneath. Plants are all checked via the...

Thank you, I am doing exactly this and will keep the enclosure closed, thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. Hopefully he/she will be OK, I will do my very best. He is really enjoying the grass/weed/mazuri mixture I have made for him after the advice I received yesterday...

I will, overthinking as a beginner is what eventually makes someone knowledgeable enough to know how not to house their tortoise where it has access to dangerous items or possibly toxic plants in the future.

Thank you Tom Where I live in the UK the current temperature and humidity are not far short of your recommendations and although the temperature does fluctuate, it is always very humid, or 'muggy' as we brits like to whinge about. I was previously keeping the enclose at just over 80% with the...

Exotic weeds? How exactly are these exotic? Is this supposed to be sarcasm or am I missing something here? I just want to know which of the wild growing plants in my garden I can feed my tortoise. He has an outdoor enclose already for when he's bigger, what's the issue? Most people seem to be...

Thank you so much this is perfect. I have read the care sheet and info for new people which is really what led to me having to completely rethink everything I thought I already knew about what he needs. This is great, thank you. I do have a bunch of more suitable stuff growing already but these...

Hi Tom, What ventilation do these setups have please? Thanks