Thought I would introduce myself and my little tort whilst also seeking some advice.
I'm Poppy from the UK. I have a horsfield tortoise called Vince. He is just over 1 year old. I got him as a present for Christmas and did a lot of research on how to care for him and found this forum very useful, so thought I'd finally join.
Things have been going well, he's a happy tortoise with so much personality! I got a UV bulb that came with his tortoise table. It now needs changing but I am unsure of what percentage of UV I need. I have seen people say they need as little as 5% to as high as 12%. Advice would be much appreciated so I can get his new bulb asap Also what substrate is best to use, I use top soil which was recommended but I find it dries out quite quickly.
Thank you - I've added a couple of pics of Vince
I'm Poppy from the UK. I have a horsfield tortoise called Vince. He is just over 1 year old. I got him as a present for Christmas and did a lot of research on how to care for him and found this forum very useful, so thought I'd finally join.
Things have been going well, he's a happy tortoise with so much personality! I got a UV bulb that came with his tortoise table. It now needs changing but I am unsure of what percentage of UV I need. I have seen people say they need as little as 5% to as high as 12%. Advice would be much appreciated so I can get his new bulb asap Also what substrate is best to use, I use top soil which was recommended but I find it dries out quite quickly.
Thank you - I've added a couple of pics of Vince