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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Ah ok now i understand! Thank you for that answer, so i'll stick to the tubes, and yes - that's what i do, but when he refuses to eat anything else i give him few pellets, i was worried about his starvation but if he won't do that thats good information!
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    So little update and also question - small guy is doing fine, yet i was "washing" him everyday for about 20-35 minutes, he's not drinking water at all, sometimes he's like trying to lick some stones. He became a little bit stressed from this washings, so i'm going to do that every other day...
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Ok thank you! So i'm going to order arcadia lamp, well it will take some time, there are here in poland too, i guess i will get it next week - so, use that rfl bulb 4h/d now or it is so dangerous that i should avoid it at all and wait for the new lamp?
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    ahh now i see the differences. yes ExoTerra CFL - definitly hurts my eyes... i'll buy arcadia or reptisun, tube one. Thank you!
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    @myk Thank u for answer about type, i would say we will be sure when turt will grow up a little bit Well so my new set-up is pretty fine, from that guide for tortoises i'm wondering, well i have 25w UVB bulb 10.0 from ExoTerra, distance about 30 cm should be good for that bulb, yet in guide...
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Thank you for reply, well i didn't expect that orchid bark=fir bark, tought that ochrid bark is a bark from some kind of Orchid tree (there are some kinds of orchid flowers also small trees as far as i know) but that's awesome that i bought right stuff for my turtle, also reading the forum i...
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Thank you for that! Ehh another mistake - soil, bought "special" soil for baby turtles, i'm going to buy that Cypress mulch its available here, and another mistake, i had information that small tortoises prefer a little bit smaller enclouser, so i have 51x39cm - i'm going to buy or make...
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    wow, this is amazing information, thank u for that! Well that's weird! Ok we will se what will happen when lil guy will grow up. Thank you verry verry much for your answer and for your YT educational work
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Ok here are pictures of little guy, please help me with that identification, what do you guys think?
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    By the way you are the guy from GardenStateTortoise ! I'm so glad i found this forum, awesome and really helpfull channel, thank you!
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Damn! Thank you, i'll post a picture upside down later but that's really weird - sold as a greek, in papers it has marginata - what the hell :D
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Thank u for you answer! In documents i have that it is a marginated tortoise, i can give some more photos when i'll be at home, i'll add all i have now i guess some picture from upside down would be good for that
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Thank you for explaining it in such a nice way :). Those chunks, they told me in animal shop that this is the best for him right now and i bought them, but i ordered online real subsoil for small turtles that is right for them and i'm going to replace it and also give him some possibilities to...
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    Small testudo marginata - question

    Hi guys! I wanted to get greek iberian turtle, they sold me "Greek" one but at home i realized that this is testudo marginata. Well i like this small guy but what worried me most that marginata doesn't really live so log as far as i found some information online - they live like average 20 years...
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    Testudo Marginata Questions

    I would like to add one more question here guys. I wanted to get greek one, but they sold me testudo marginata, well they offered me later to exchange this tortoise but we already really like this little guy. But what worries me most - i've read that marginata lives just about 20 years, we...
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