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    Very helpful! Thank you.

    Very helpful! Thank you.
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    General Marginated Tortoise Help.

    No bother. Thanks again for the information I really do appreciate it. Thanks for everything!
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    General Marginated Tortoise Help.

    Hey, thank you. I've changed out his sand to a coco coir base and some coconut terrain bark. He is eating it, but I've heard that's normal, and it's normal for it to stick to him while it settles. I will have a look for that dimming thermostat, as for some reason I can't get the one you linked...
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    General Marginated Tortoise Help.

    Okay Thank you. I am currently changing the substrate I have coco coir that is drying out so it’s not too wet and just damp. I’m going to cover it with a little bit of bark. To answer the bulb question it is currently a spot bulb which I will change to a flood one. And you mean to add some...
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    General Marginated Tortoise Help.

    It doesn’t dim it turns it off the heat lamp off while it drops temperature to avoid overheating. The uv light stays on majority of the day though.
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    General Marginated Tortoise Help.

    Okay Thank you. I do think my bulb is a 100W as of now. However I am scared of having him overheat hence why I have the temperature shut off, how could I avoid this? Reducing the wattage of the lamp or just simply raise the lamp in the enclosure. I will have a look at those threads you’ve...
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    Thank you!

    Thank you!
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    General Marginated Tortoise Help.

    Okay thank you, I will change the bedding. Sorry I also do have some calcium and have the UVB bulb set up aswell for him. Thanks for the help.
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    General Marginated Tortoise Help.

    Hey everyone this is my first post on this forum I do apologise if this post is somewhat of a duplicate and if another one does exist. I currently have a marginated tortoise that was bought in a pet shop however I’ve read the beginner guide on the forum which states they tend to lie/don’t know...
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