MistakenMexican
New Member
Hello All,
3 weeks ago myself and my partner became parents to a 1 year old Horsefield Tortoise called Ferrari (my family are car mad). We've wanted a pet for a while and research brought us to the decision that the Horsefield Tortoise would be the best for our lifestyle and conscience. We waited around for a while to find a tortoise that was a little older, as we didn't feel confident with a hatchling (as first time parents).
Anyway, we've had him/her for 3 weeks and Ferrari seems happy and healthy. Ferrari eats a variety of weeds, herbs, succulents and flowers.
Long story short, I have a question regarding juvenile Tortoise behaviour:
How long should a juvenile tortoise spend under their lamp? Is there a rough number of hours that equate to a healthy body? Or does the tortoise just instinctively know how long it needs sunlight for?
I've seen plenty of posts about how long your lamp should be on for. We've got that sorted. I'm more curious as to what is healthy behaviour for a juvenile tortoise.
3 weeks ago myself and my partner became parents to a 1 year old Horsefield Tortoise called Ferrari (my family are car mad). We've wanted a pet for a while and research brought us to the decision that the Horsefield Tortoise would be the best for our lifestyle and conscience. We waited around for a while to find a tortoise that was a little older, as we didn't feel confident with a hatchling (as first time parents).
Anyway, we've had him/her for 3 weeks and Ferrari seems happy and healthy. Ferrari eats a variety of weeds, herbs, succulents and flowers.
Long story short, I have a question regarding juvenile Tortoise behaviour:
How long should a juvenile tortoise spend under their lamp? Is there a rough number of hours that equate to a healthy body? Or does the tortoise just instinctively know how long it needs sunlight for?
I've seen plenty of posts about how long your lamp should be on for. We've got that sorted. I'm more curious as to what is healthy behaviour for a juvenile tortoise.