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Good to know, thank u

Oh he has a basking bulb that’s pointed straight downward on one corner of the enclosure, I just didn’t get that in the photo sorry. The lamp in the photo is his ceramic heat emitter

I recently built my 2 and half year old tortoise Hulu a new enclosure a week ago. It’s 5ft long and 3.5 ft wide. Is this big enough for a tortoise his age? He’s been scratching the walls way less than he did before but he’s still pacing around and trying to climb out and ignoring his food but I...

3 days ago I increased my 2 and half year old Hermann’s tortoise’s enclosure to 5 ft long and 3 and half wide. Because he is a picky eater I’ve decided to give him some tough love and just give him some new foods I know he won’t like so that he’ll become less picky. I’ve just been feeding him...

Can I use fake plants? I wanted to use a spider plant but I would die eventually and I want something more long lasting

Got it, thank u

Hi! I just built my tortoise a new enclosure yesterday and he’s pacing around, stratching at the walls and barely eating. I’m assuming he’s just stressed because he’s in a new environment but I would like some advice just to be sure. He’s never had a strip uvb light before because I have been...

This is a 4ft long 3ft wide bookshelf that I turned into an enclosure for my yearling eastern hermann’s tortoise Hulu. I finally got rid of my mercury vapor bulb and switched to an acardia 75 watt flood bulb and a t5 ho reptisun uvb strip bulb hanging 20 inches in the air. He also has a clamp...

From the research I’ve done the common distance I found was between 15 and 24 so I might do 20 just to be safe until I can get a solar meter

How high should my t5 10.0 high output uvb bulb be for my eastern hermann’s tortoise? I’m assuming like 15 inches or higher since I’m using a reflector but I’m not exactly sure on the specific height it should be around. It’s an open top enclosure with no screen.

Ohh ok that makes sense, thank u

My tortoise is kept indoors so is 6x2 still the best choice ? I’m just scared the width won’t be enough which is why I was debating the 4x3 cause the width would be wider but since 6x2 is more area overall would that be better ?

Hi! I’m currently in the process of getting a new enclosure for my tortoise as he’s outgrown his current one. He’s a hermann’s tortoise and is 1 and half years old. I wanted to ask would it be better to make one that’s 6ft long and 2 ft wide or make one that’s around 4ft long (44 inches to be...

His basking temp is always ranges from 90-100 degrees, his warm side temps range from 77-85, his cool side temps range from 66- 71 (he doesn’t usually stay in his cool unless he’s walking around). His uvb source atm is a mercury vapor bulb but I’m planning on getting a t5 uvb bulb and...

He’s a an eastern Hermann’s tortoise. Substrate is coco coir with a layer of cypress mulch. I soak him probably about 3 times a week as of this past month, but he soaks in his water dish a lot as well (and usually soils himself in there as well)

Is it normal to see your tortoises penis when they urinate or poop? Whenever I see my tortoise eat turnip greens sometimes he sits in his water dish, tucks his head in, raises his hind legs and then extracts his waste. After that he’s totally normal, his penis will retract and he will either lay...

So only feed one of them a week? How frequently should I be feeding foods with oxalic acid like collard greens for example?

I have an eastern hermann’s tortoise and was wondering how many times a week can I feed bok choy and rainbow chard? I assume for the rainbow chard only once per week since it contains a high amount of oxalic acid similar to kale, and for the bok choy probably at least twice a week as long as...

Do I need a thermostat for a halogen or incandescent flood lights? I’d imagine as long as I keep it at a high enough height it would be fine and won’t overheat his basking zone and the enclosure. Also since it’s on emitting uva, the height doesn’t matter like how it does with uvb right? If I do...

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