bigglesuk
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We got a Hermann tortoise on Christmas eve from a local exotic pet shop here in the UK. We have a 1.2m x 0.6m tortoise table for it. Since we brought it home in the afternoon it it's barely had anything to eat (some dandelion stems), but has been out walking about and basking a bit. It seems to like climbing on one of the logs, but isn't really going near any food.
The thermometer is buried at the bottom of the substrate and reads higher if the substrate is removed from on top of it, so believe it is the required 35 degrees Celsius, the humidity sensor isn't in the enclosure at present. We were supplied a "starter kit" with the lamp (Arcadia D3 Basking Lamp 80W) and various other bowls. I'm a bit worried the ambient temperature of the rest of the enclosure might not be warm enough as the room can be between 16-19 degrees Celsius, I've read the care sheet on the forum which makes me think our setup isn't quite right. I believe we need to bury the water bowl (and food bowl?) into the substrate rather than sitting on top.
Due to the Christmas holidays everywhere is closed, but really want to make sure the tortoise is okay. Any other suggestions about what to do with the tortoise table to make it more friendly/suitable greatly accepted.
The thermometer is buried at the bottom of the substrate and reads higher if the substrate is removed from on top of it, so believe it is the required 35 degrees Celsius, the humidity sensor isn't in the enclosure at present. We were supplied a "starter kit" with the lamp (Arcadia D3 Basking Lamp 80W) and various other bowls. I'm a bit worried the ambient temperature of the rest of the enclosure might not be warm enough as the room can be between 16-19 degrees Celsius, I've read the care sheet on the forum which makes me think our setup isn't quite right. I believe we need to bury the water bowl (and food bowl?) into the substrate rather than sitting on top.
Due to the Christmas holidays everywhere is closed, but really want to make sure the tortoise is okay. Any other suggestions about what to do with the tortoise table to make it more friendly/suitable greatly accepted.