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    So many bugs - I need a new substrate

    I use reptibark and after a month or two there are soo many knats. I’ve frozen and boiled it but they still come back. Is there a better substrate to use?
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    Pyramiding or normal growth?

    I’m using a normal incandescent flood bulb. Maybe my humidity isn’t as high as the hygrometer is reading. I will try to increase it more. Thank you so much for the help!!
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    Pyramiding or normal growth?

    I am using a T5 not an MVB. Humidity has always been in the 60-70% range. Before recently upgrading his enclosure he was in a glass tank with an acrylic top. It was semi closed but still had a few holes for the lights.
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    Pyramiding or normal growth?

    My Hermann’s tort is 16 months and I’m wondering if his shell is normal or if this is pyramiding. It’s not completely smooth and some parts are raised but I wasn’t sure if it will even out as he’s fully grown. I keep humidity levels around 60-70% and soak almost everyday.
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    Is this bad for a Hermanns?

    I have a 15 month old Hermann’s and until yesterday had a CHE on 24/7. The nighttime temps never dropped below 71F. We just upgraded his enclosure and since he is no longer a hatchling I thought he would be okay without nighttime heat now. I just looked, and the nighttime temp dropped to 63 and...
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    Water Food Dish

    Can you post the link to it?
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    Is my tortoise too large for his age?

    Thank you! That is what I have been following
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    Is my tortoise too large for his age?

    I feed once a day and he gets a mix of greens (such as escarole, endive, dandelion greens, kale, collard and mustard greens) radicchio and Mazuri.
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    Is my tortoise too large for his age?

    Thank you! That is what he does and he is very active. I just got concerned because a saw a post saying 4inches for a 15 month was too large and mine is even larger and younger.
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    Is my tortoise too large for his age?

    Hermanns tort hatch date is 09/20/21. I just measured him and his shell is 5 inches. Am I feeding him too much?
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    Is this normal or is something wrong?

    I soak every single day.
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    Is this normal or is something wrong?

    4 month old Hermanns missing scale on his face. Is this normal shedding or is something wrong?
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    (Tortoise Table) Best ways to contain heat and humidity?

    Here is my post on what I found to work. I have a glass tank but I think the same could be made for your tortoise table as well. If you want the specific seller I bought from let me know. https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/great-buy-to-make-a-closed-chamber.195788/#post-1987426
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    Great buy to make a closed chamber!

    Yes I was very happy with it. I assume they used a machine because it’s very exact measurements and super clean cuts.
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    Great buy to make a closed chamber!

    I found an amazing seller on Etsy that offered custom cut plexiglass. Previously I had been using very thin plexiglass from Lowe’s that I attempted to cut myself and it looked terrible. The new top is very thick and although it’s not airtight it does great keeping in heat and humidity. The top...
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