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Alright thanks for the reply, my main concern was this becoming a major health issue if i dont get get him to the vet, so is this kind of thing kinda normal? And will he be ok even if the bottom bit that is broken completely falls off? I will be taking him for an annual check up late this year...

Hi all, i recently noticed that jerry has managed to snap the bottom of his beak. Will this heal on its own, just looking for some advice on what i should do 😀 Thanks

OK thanks for the help, I was just curious. Wasn't worrying me as it didnt seem like shell rot, better safe than sorry!

Hi guys, checked my guys shell today and noticed he has these wrinkles on his plastron. Just curious as to what they are, he is very active and the shell doesn't feel soft or anything. I've had him 3 days now and he's doing great! My thoughts are that it could maybe be from the egg sack as he is...

Yes it is a closed chamber. I've had no issue keeping the viv at 80% humidity with dry substrate as I ran a couple test weeks to see what the conditions of the tank were like before I ordered the little guy. Think I might have been a bit enthusiastic with the spraying with the excitement of...

Hi all, just have a few questions about shell rot etc. I've just recently got a baby red foot tortoise. He is very active, loves food and is settling in great! He likes to burrow a lot and has decided he likes sleeping burrowed down in the substrate, as the substrate gets deeper it gets slightly...

so would i, it came as a big shock. The reptile courier seemed confused as well!

We've had the new tort sent out, he's been here for a day or so and he's doing great! I'll send some photos later.

Nope nothing at all 😕 I've called the exotic company this morning and sent photos of the poor tortoise. I think they are going to send another one out this week.

Can confirm this morning that the little guy had passed before he even arrived at my house, I woke up this morning and his body has gone all swollen and there is mucus coming from his eyes and bubbles foaming from his mouth. Poor fella. It was %100 dead before it got here 😕

Here is the poor fella, like I said he's been here less that 5 hours and this is exactly how he was delivered, hasn't moved a muscle and isn't fased by being touched or anything, no signs of response or movement. I'm going to ring the company I ordered him from in the morning and see what the...

Hi all, I've had a baby red foot delivers this afternoon. It's been in the enclosure since I got it about 4 hours ago. I haven't seen any sign of life or movement from him. I'm assuming this is probably just due to the baby being afraid due to the transport and new environment. Is it normal for...

OK thank you, my humidity is consistently around 75 - 80 and I'm sure the night time humidity will be better when I get the CHE! Thanks for all your help

So what sort of humidity would you recommend during the day and at night?

Yeah, I'll get rid of the basking bulb then and just use the CHE for heating. I would let the little guy outside but can't right now because temperatures in the UK are around 10c. That wouldn't be pleasant 😂

Thanks for the advice! I'm defo going to order a CHE for the tank so the temps are definitely around 80 for night time. I have a basking bulb in the enslosure right now which I used for my bearded dragon, it keeps day time temps around 88 in the hot end and around 80 in the cool end. Should I...

Yeah I'm sure about the numbers, I've been seeing the enclosure up for the past week or so and want to make sure I have everything right before I get the tortoise so will put it on hold until I think it's ready. I'm going to order a CHE this afternoon, I've already got a thermostat I can connect...

Hi guys, Im getting a baby red foot this week and was curious about humidity at night. The enclosure temp stays around 75 - 80f but the humidity seems to increase to around 85% is this ok?