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  1. Tortoise_Tarzan

    When should I upgrade my tortoise enclosure?

    my Hermanns is about 3 and a half years old and 4.5 inches, in the winter and autumn he has a 4x2 BioActive enclosure but in spring in summer he lives in a 6x3 outdoor enclosure. When should I upgrade his indoor enclosure? I may do it next year
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    Should I change a UVB bulb for a plant growth light??

    i have a BioActive tortoise enclosure and I want the plants to do a little better. I currently have an Arcadia light which lets of UVB and UVA so he gets most of his UVB there but I also have a long tube UVB light. I was wondering if it would be okay if I switched over to a Arcadia jungle dawn...
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    Are there any benefits to brumation?

    I will be putting my tortoise in brumation tomorrow and I was wondering whether there is actually any benefits to it, thanks.
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    Do I need to bath my tortoise in brumation?

    It’s his first time brumating as he’s only 3 and a half years old, so I didn’t want to have him in there for too long but the older he gets the longer it will be. I will change over to orchid bark and I will use two digital thermometers as I accidentally ordered two.
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    Do I need to bath my tortoise in brumation?

    This is his first time hibernating and yes I started the slowing down process last month where I started to other him less and less food, I’ve checked for bubbles coming out of his nose and he doesn’t have any! I’ve been to the sully tortoise sanctuary and I was talking to them there and they...
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    Do I need to bath my tortoise in brumation?

    Okay thanks, I just heard some people were doing it and some weren’t, but thank you!
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    Do I need to bath my tortoise in brumation?

    I’ve been doing a lot of research on brumation and I was wondering if I should bath him every week whilst he is in brumation, he’s only in there for 3 weeks and I thought I need to do it once a week. People have said yes and no but I want to get an opinion from others! Also I here’s a list of...
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