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    Lighting advice

    I have got a Herman tortoise who is about 2.5 years old. When I first had him he was 1 and got the Mercury Vapour D3 Basking Lamp by Arcadia. Now I have realised I need to change this as after getting a solar meter( still confused about😂) the results for uvb are low. It’s been a while of looking...
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    I NEED HELP (tortoise flipping)

    I have just got my tortoise (a 1 year old Herman) he went straight into his enclosure when I got home and has been exploring for a while now but won’t stop climbing on things and flipping on his back, I don’t know what to do as now I don’t want to leave him. HELP!!
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    Tortoise substrate

    Hello everyone I’m posting again, finding this forum to be very useful. I was reading online ( all you do as a new tortoise owner?) and was wondering on substrate as i saw somewhere that they use sterilised top soil- i know that normal soil and sand is terrible though. I message them and they...
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    Tortoise heating

    Hello everyone, Im am new on this site as I am getting a tortoise very soon( I’m so exited I’ve wanted one for years) I think I have done all the needed research but I was wondering if under the heat lamp you have to put anything like rocks or slate for the tortoise to bask on? Thanks Josie
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