Oh and I have thermostat under his light set at 21. Never feels too hot. I mist his enclosure often also as it's an open top and the central heating it's self I know can be drying.
Well this is the thing. I've had him three years and this it the first time it's happened. He's always been in the same enclosures. He has two. An outdoor one 5m x5m with a heat lamp when it's mild enough he goes out as often as poss as he loves walking, climbing, digging around. Can't tell you...
Hello I'm baffled by my Russians shell at the moment. He was wild caught and illegally imported ive discovered since I bought him and could be any age. Patches of shell have always come off and new shell grows underneath and he is very very very active. He's a pain with it. Always wanting to be...
We'll tonight I'm going to separate them I've a piece of wood that slots down the middle of the tortoise table. They've been ok today with each other been uninterested but that won't last I'm sure. Even if they don't fight Raphael1 is dead active and Raphael 2 (now named michaelangelo not so, so...
Yes thank you for the advice! Just can't believe the timing! Was only two weeks ago I bought Raph no2! If only I'd have hung on. Still way I see it the shop I bought both tortoises from who are reputable reptile shops where keeping them In small vivs and all the info they gave me was wrong for...
Thank you for this. I am off work this week for the school holidays and going to try and put them together for now and watch them like a hawk because I do not have another enclosure, although yes I could buy another cheap enclosure for indoors I've not the room to put another big one like I...
Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and have a problem concerning keeping males together. We bought our lovely Raphael last May for my daughter and we just fell in love with him! however in November he went missing out of the garden, to this day I've no idea how this happened due to where we...