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Please help my 3 year old female Hermann i noticed her belly pink tinged after soaking today. Not sure if it’s just staining from substrate or if it’s shell rot or sepsis? Or something else? Please help. Pics with and without flash. Am i overthinking???

They are LED strips, 36W, it says full spectrum grow light 380nm-800nm. They are dimmable

Thank you, also to clarify i added the grow lights a couple days ago because i wanted to brighten things up to make her thinks it’s summer. Should i just take those away?

The UVB is the tube and it’s on from 11:30-7:30pm. Do you have any specific Rees for basking bulbs and/or LED strips?

I have a basking halogen bulb that’s 75w, i have Arcadia UVB 8.0, then i have grow lights for plants in enclosure. Warm side ambient temp mid 80-low 90s. Directly under basking bulb reaches 100F. Cool side is in 70s

She is a 3 year old Hermanns tortoise, she

Hi all- i recently posted that i was thinking my tort was starting to brumate by slowing down and mostly staying in hides all day. I increased temps and got more lighting to hopefully trick her into thinking it’s summer. She eats plenty every day but still not really active. Eats then goes back...

Hi all, My 3 year old tortoise I believe is trying to start the Brumation process (sleeping more, eating less, less active, burying deeper more recently than before). No signs of illness. I didn’t want her to brumate this year as this is my first year having her and she did have a respiratory...

My 3 year old Hermann has been sleeping more and eating less. Not sure what’s wrong or maybe it’s the change of season? no other signs of illness. I’m soaking her daily

Are these springtails?

Is it normal for a few tiny tiny transparent bugs to be crawling in substrate? Have only seen a few. Have coco coir and cypress mulch mixed together. Do i need to change substrate?

Her basking temp is 90-100. Warm side in 80s, cool side in mid 70s. Humidity is high 50s. Yes she is eating good. She has been napping more under basking bulb. I’ve only noticed the noises while eating and after soaks

Trying to do everything right for my new tortoise. Can someone let me know if my Hermanns shell looks okay?? There’s some “dents” but i think that’s because she’s very adventurous?? Also she’s whistles/sneezes sometimes. Noticed to be more frequent after soaks attached are photos