i have a 5-7 month old baby sulcata tortoise, i am worried he is sleeping too much. He eats then seems to wander around for about 5-10 minutes then he hides under his light to nap for hours. I believe that the temperature is too low.(Maybe stress is a factor?)
Also was wondering the best way to...
Hi! I recently got a baby sulcata tortoise from my local pet store, and I’m looking for some advice pertaining to his enclosure. He hasn’t pooped in the past 3 days, but he has been eating. Right now, I’m using organic potting mix and cypress mulch as the substrate in a 20 gallon tank (not my...
Is it fine to replace a UVB/UV light by an infrared basking lamp?
I have a 120 Volts 50 Watts basking spot and a normal 120 Volts 50 Watts heat lamp and I wanted to know if they are interchangeable
I have my heat lamp on a timer and have only just noticed the heat lamp has gone. I noticed Taco has buried himself this evening is this just to stay warm? I won’t be able to go and get a new lamp until tomorrow will he be okay until then?! Any help, advice is appreciated ? I think I’m just over...
Hi, I have just bought a new viv for my tortoise. His old one was 2 foot tall and his new one is 14 inches tall inside. I don’t know what’s the best way to heat it as the basking spot I have currently is about 6.5 inches including the bulb. If I put this in his new viv there would be about 7...
My tortoise’s enclosure is right by the window and she gets direct sunlight throughout the day.
Should I turn off the heat lamp and UVB lamp during the day? She also has another heat lamp that doesn’t have the light, just the heat. I’m thinking of leaving that on and turning off the other one...
Hi All we have in the last 24hours unexpectedly inherited this beautiful girl. She hasn’t had the best living conditions so we want to make that right for her future so would therefore appreciate any help/advice from those who know rather than the conflicting advice I seem to be getting from...
In The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise, @Tom mentions that he uses 'regular' flood incandescent bulbs for heating his torts. Does that mean bulbs specified as flood bulbs (the wide-bottom ones), or the most common ones that you see everywhere? I looked it up and the bulbs do...
Hi all! This is just a small question but i was hoping some of you may be able to help. It's been six months since we last bought our heat lamp so it was time to buy a new one and my mum picked one up from Pets At Home from her way back from work today and it's different to the one i had...
Hello, I live in England and am wondering if I should get a tortoise, and if so which one and I was hoping I could get some help. I would like an outdoors tortoise, not to picky about the size (as long as it’s not massive!. I have a medium sized garden and would like one that does not require a...