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    Overfeeding?

    Our tots growth line seems thick? Ie am i over feeding? Our horsefield is 7/8m old and weighs 85g ive been told shes should only weigh 40g max with 2 to 5g growth per month. Shes fed a combo of weeds like dead nettle, plantain, goose weed ect. Shes in a 2ft by 4ft table with 80% humidity. Temp...
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    Russian tort humidity

    Built a tortoise table cover from a £5 thick plastic sheet (b&q) and some wood (100m x200m) cost about £10 in total. My humidity is 80% after spraying down to 70% about 10hrs later.
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    To help you ID food

    https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/ Incase people didnt know about this. I found it very useful.
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    Nettle........stinging nettles?

    Also good for us humans
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    Zoo med tortoise block review

    Mines never touched it lol. Uses it as a stand to get closer to me when im the table
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    What am i doing wrong???

    My tot seems happy to be handled when i approach the table she comes over to me. If i place my had in the table she climbs in to my hand. My uvb light is on 12 hrs per day i just wanted to make sure she was getting enough light. Thanks
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    What am i doing wrong???

    From a first time breeder and yes they had a dry start from what i saw of the conditions. They had been socked regularly but kept in a open table. Ill start weighing him weekly and keep a log. Im just worried that if he keeps going into his dark hide during day tome hours he wont get enough light.
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    What am i doing wrong???

    Thanks for reply Made some changes. Now i have a 3ft 39w arcadia uvb tube light to light the rest of the table. Read alot on this forum about humidity so mines now at 80%. Temp on warm side is 36 c and 26 on the far side and 32 c in the middle. Im still soaking for 20min per day. My question...
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    Top Soil and Coconut Coir?

    Spot clean daily. Plan to change substrate yearly tho i turn the substrate completely monthly.
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    Too little food?

    Over feeding can lead to overgrowth and pyramiding. In the wild tortoise find food with alot less nutritional value then supermarket brought foods. which is why they have such a long digestive system to get as much out as possible. I suggest you weigh the Tortoise and then find out how much food...
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    Top Soil and Coconut Coir?

    Coconut coir can be found cheap in garden centres. £4 for 20 litres dry.
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    UK Coco Coir Substrate

    Wilko sells it in the garden section during planting season. HUGE bag £4.
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    What am i doing wrong???

    Hi all I have a 5 month old horsefield tortoise and would like people to check what im doing to pick fault please. My tortoise table is 2ft by 4 ft by 1ft deep Im using mvb 100w bulb from Acadia Temp is 33 in warm zone and 20 in cool. Drops to about 14/18 over night. Light reachers 60of...
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