There's usually snakes and lizards on display inside the life sciences building at Arizona State University. So I was surprised one day when I was walking by it and saw a desert tortoise.
It's housed together with something called Desert Grassland Whiptail. The tortoise has been in the same...
Is your UVB bulb the coiled kind? Because that kind can cause blindness. And the swimming behavior might be him just basking. My torts spread out their legs all the way to the front and back when they're basking.