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Thanks again tom . Ahh that's why he never ventures to the cool end ... There's not much there for him, il pick up another big piece of bark for him .

Thank you tom , the threads are very helpful I'm learning as I go along can I just ask ? The tortoise has a piece of bark he loves to sit / sleep under it's quite close to the basking spot should I move it to the cooler end or leave it where it is seeing as Jeffrey seems ok ?

Thank you for your help it's much appreciated . I will change the bulb now . I am changing the substrate also

I'm a first time tortoise owner n we have only had him a week (he's a russain tortoise ) the bulb for heating his basking area broke thismorning , I took the old bulb to the reptile shop but was informed it was very old and not made anymore I bought a 60w bulb . Now the basking area is reading...

Thank u I don't feel so anxious after reading all the information here

Thank u he is so loveable just hope we r caring for him correctly we r new to this

Thank you for your reply sunnysideup i appreciate it . It's nearly bed time here in Ireland so first thing tomorrow I will source some coco coir and top soil . Thank you for the link I had a bit of trouble finding the care sheets :)

Hi grandpa turtle , thank you for the nice message . This is a brilliant site I'm glad I found it . I feel very welcome already . :)

Thank you so much for your reply , wee have some stone in his enclosure I will start to feed him on it , I took him to the local reptile shop and someone there trimmed his beak slightly for us , I have a feeling this poor tortoise was slightly neglected in his last home :( Should I be...

I was given a Russian tortoise (Jeffrey) a few days ago by a neighbour who said he wasn't able to look after him properly . He has been a very welcome addition to our family and we all love him already but I'm anxious and want to make sure we are caring for him the best we can . Jeffrey is in a...