tortoise uvb

Hi everyone! My name is Kristin and I am new to this forum. I’ve been doing a lot of research and reading about how to care for leopard tortoises and in particular when they’re babies. I have an idea how I want her space set up but I need help on how to either build or find someone who can make...

Hello everyone! I am a new tort mom and also a new member of this forum :) I've been caring for a baby sulcata for the past 2 months now and all is going good. I let him/her get some sun as much as I can (usually in the weekends) when I have the time. Lately though I have not been able to do...

Hey everyone, I’m at the point where I’m super frustrated with myself for not having the correct uvb lighting for my tort, he’s starting to form a tiny bit of pyramiding and I’m extremely upset with myself so if someone can please help me with his uvb. I’ve recently got him a dome heat and uvb...

2 weeks ago I bought a 4-5 month old horsefield tortoise with a 3 foot vivarium, ceramic heat bulb and Reptisun 5.0 compact which the pet shop stated would provide enough UVB. Looking at the setup, I feel that he is not getting enough UVB because he left a large calcium deposit in his food bowl...

Hi, I’m currently planning to build a bigger enclosure for my two marginated tortoises. They are around 6 inches long so I’m going to a 4 x 8 foot enclosure. How big should my I’ve light be for that size enclosure?

How high should I put my mvb for a baby hatchling sulcata?.

Hello, I'm looking for suggestion for what type of light fixtures I should use to provide my tortoises with the UVB they need. They have a 6'x5' enclosure, and I am looking at what light fixture to use to spread over most of the enclosure. The only fixture I know that would work well are the...