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Last Friday I moved my leopard tortoise (she weighs 2.015 kg) into a bigger vivarium, and since then she’s been acting a bit strange and I’m worried. Basically, I bought two enclosures, cut the end parts, and joined them together. She’s definitely walking around more, but her appetite isn’t what...

Hey guys, I just moved my tortoise into a much bigger vivarium and I have a quick question. In the new setup I added two basking spots — is that a problem? One reaching 95F and another 98F-100F I didn’t put too much decoration inside the vivarium so she has more space to move around, and I...

Sorry, this may be a stupid question, but if I feed my tortoise with Mazuri twice a week, do I still need to provide the calcium powder?

I’ve ordered some ribwort plantain leaves and a mix of other weeds already. I’m just wondering—since I’ve been feeding her grocery store greens and Mazuri every day, could that have a negative impact on her health?

I only feed Mazuri every day because my tortoise won’t eat anything with calcium powder on it, and I know that grocery store greens alone don’t provide everything she needs. That’s why I include Mazuri in her meals daily—to help make sure she’s getting more balanced nutrition

Leopard tortoise

Hello everyone! I’m looking for some advice on feeding my tortoise. I’ve been giving her a mix of arugula (rocket), watercress, and lamb’s lettuce along with some Mazuri every day. I’ve tried offering Optimised52 from Arcadia, but she won’t touch it. My question is: is it okay to feed arugula...

Hi everyone, I’m a bit concerned about my tortoise’s shell and wanted to get some opinions. I’ve noticed some raised growth on the scutes, and I’m worried it might be the start of pyramiding. I try to maintain proper diet, humidity, and UVB exposure, but I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’m...

Thank you 🙏 I will go back to the original temperatures (80F overall) and pay more attention to see if the bubbles in her nose still appear! Just to mention, when I set 80F on the dimming thermostat, some parts of the enclosure will be at 77F–78F at night is that a problem ?

Yes maybe, but when you see your tortoise hiding all the times, not exploring stay in the hot area all the times you will feel concerned, I want to give a good life to her as his keeper ✌️

Yes, I raised the temperature because I saw the bubble in the nose, but before that, the temperature was always around 98°F–99°F on basking spot directly and this are my night temps:(see pictures)

Honestly I’m just worried, I been doing everything to make sure she can feel comfortable, but somethings really concerning me like never seen her bask under the light, she only stay in the hotter side of the vivarium, she hide under the wood log for the most of the time!

At home, I have all Arcadia floodlights: 150W, 100W, 75W, and 50W. Only the 75W gets to 94°F–95.4°F directly under the light after one hour, but I feel that’s not enough, so I bought a 100W and put it on a dimmer thermostat, setting it to 98°F. After noticing the bubble in the nose, I increased...

My bulb is 100W, but I use a dimmer thermostat on the timer and set a specific temperature for it. I do the same for the night bulb, but this bulb doesn’t have a timer to keep the temperature above 80°F! And yes, I even got an infrared temperature gun... the temperatures are accurate!