the red light was recommended by other russian turtle owners along with the vet nothing has changed he always had the red light even with previous owners.
he is a Russian Tortoise he had coconut fiber substrate, a heat light both UV and red for night time a UVB bulb he eats leafy greens, he loves red leaf. and i know everyone had their own option on what is right and what is wrong but I went by the book when i took over caring for him so i DO...
I have had Marco since October and recently he has stopped eating and just wants to hide on the dark side of his enclosure. I took him to vet they couldn't find anything wrong with him, said to change his lights a bit and I did it helped for a few days then he just went right back to the dark...