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    Don't think my tortoise is very happy :-(

    RE: Don't this my tortoise is very happy :-( Actually I think it might be a bit cold at one end? Basking side is 30-20c and the other end is 20-21c. Is that too cold? Should I get a ceramic bulb for the other end to get it up a bit? Will get a pic Diet is above [hr] Also should I bath and...
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    Don't think my tortoise is very happy :-(

    I have had my year old spur thigh for a month but I don't think he is very happy He sleeps all the time except for when I wake him up for a bath. He enjoys this and usually goes to the toilet Then when he goes back with fresh food he seems really uninterested. He eats so little. I am...
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    Different substrates......

    Hi At the moment I have just sterilised top soil in the table but am thinking I need to change it or at least have a mixture in there He loves to walk through his water bowl but this means he's constantly getting it all muddy so was thinking of changing the substrate in certain areas? What do...
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    Help with temps and general advice!

    Thanks all - ill get the lamps sorted out. Should I hang both or just the basking lamp? The uv lamp doesn't really seem to get warm enough so am wondering whether it would get warmer of hung as well? And Bo is a 1 year old spur thighed
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    Help with temps and general advice!

    Hi all Hopefully you will be able to see a picture of my tortoise table attached but I need some help because I can't seem to get the temperatures right. The one on the bottom/left is the basking lamp and is usually around 28/30 degrees here when it eventually heats up but at the other end where...
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    New baby spur thighed

    I'll check with the breeder to see what he has been feeding him. I have been giving him a selection of different plants, vegetables and flowers all of which i have checked online to make sure they are ok. Ill give him a little more time then to settle in before i am worried He is the little...
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    New baby spur thighed

    Hi - I got a spur thighed year old tortoise yesterday. He is going to the toilet, moving around ok, sleeping etc but I haven't really seen him eat much. Do you think he is just settling in or should I be worried?
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