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    Tortoise nails

    no you need a strip t5 bulb these curly bulbs don't work well at all you could get 2 in 1 vapour bulb to tide you over but the strip lighting is BEST
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    Help please, my head is hurting!

    as big as possible false economy otherwise
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    Help please, my head is hurting!

    not sand top soil orchid bark maybe can mix soil with coir
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    Shell rot - what can i do til my appt next Friday

    Russians liketo burrow so top soil is best maybe half and half side s with orchid bark
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    Hibernation

    Isn't this too warm for them at times ?
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    Can I occasionally turn of the mercury vapor bulb?

    Hi I live in England and have a corridor which had 3 windows I open fully whenever possible. I wondered if I can turn the uvb vapour bulb off sometimes. I worry about the vapour bulb but I don't have access to housing that has longer safer bulbs. I take him downstairs to the gardens once...
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    Mercury vapor bulb and heat bulb??

    About the Leds . Can you give me the specs I'd ask for here in Britain please.
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    Mercury vapor bulb and heat bulb??

    Finally straight information Thank you.!! I cannot tell you the mass of conflicted ingo I have read and been told
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    Mercury vapor bulb and heat bulb??

    But is this just a light bulb? Which and what type of bulb provides Uvb rays? Is basking done under uvb bulb. I have a vapour bulb at mo and an incandescent bulb for day light provision. I'm concerned about vapour bulb but I don't know what to use instead or where to buy it. I know not...
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    my tortoises only eats his pellets

    I’m very new to this so can only tell you that it was the same for me. I think his first owner fed him pellets and iceberg. I decided to introduce very small amounts or various foods in with his kale which he likes . Bit by bit he is accepting these new food stuffs but I think they are canny...
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