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Just purchased a : Arcadia Euro Range 10% D3+ Desert Reptile Light, 1050mmh I've looked all over the packaging but can't find any info on how far from my tort I should be mounting it. The Arcadia site is currently under going maintenance and its lighting section is offline so I can't find any...

So I see a lot of folk using plastic containers of one type or another and stumbled across this: https://www.primrose.co.uk/380l-rectangular-plastic-reservoir-149cm-79cm-p-91067.html?cPath=22_9136 My tortoise is about 3.5 years old so it seems a decent size for him and I'd want it to last a...

My Marginated Tortoise came down with a lower respitory infection which has now been treated with antibiotics and he is on the road to recovery. He seems to be doing much better but is currently housed in a more sterile environment while he recovers (which he hates). Just wondered if anyone had...

Hi all, We had a shock on Monday evening when we found our 3 year old Marginated tortoise, Samson, squeaking and doing a bit of open mouth breathing (there were no other warning signs). Of course we booked him straight into seeing a reptile vet and had him checked out. By the time we got to the...

Our marginated tortoise who is about 1 years old has started to get really lazy.... I turn on his lights at 6:30 in the morning and leave them running for 14 hours, however on some days (seems to becoming more frequent) he does not dig himself up from the corner he buries himself in until very...

As per the thread title - my bulb went this morning, I thought I had a spare but I haven't so I've ordered a new one. My question is, what can I do while I wait for it? Will my juvenile marginated tortoise be okay while I wait for the new bulb?

Hi all, I'm new to the forum, from what I have read thus far it's a great source of knowledge. I'm also the owner of a juvenile Marginated Tortoise we have called Samson. I have never kept a tortoise before so I'm new to it all (although I did have a Red eared slider turtle for about 21 years)...