Hi snelly he looks amazing and very healthy but one thing I would like to point out is I think your feeding him to much of them fruity pellets my local pet shop stressed to me to feed him no more than six and a little greens so he can always leave a bit over and than give him extra greens so he...
Have just purchased my first tortoise a Herman 1yr old it is amazing so active but it keeps digging in corners and is very shy at the moment is this normal? Or is it because it is a new home to him/her
I currently got aspen like wood chipping I would reccomend it, it'a fantastic but not the entire enclosure about 70% and 30% of coconut coir for humidity levels you no it's works very well guys
When I bought the viv I got aspen with it I have put about 70% in the viv but I don't no what to put in 30% of the viv I was thinking coconut coir because it will be up the heated end with the red heat lamp
Yeah sorry about that I was confused lol[hr]
I have purchased my 3foot viviarium I am very pleased with it I have aspen in it which came with the product however I will be using topsoil up the heat end also I have a glo t8 UVB light and a red heat lamp
I'm fully aware of what a UVB is it provides natural sunlight door the tortoise to feel like its in it's natural habitat Such as the exo terra glo tube very expensive however it is a fantastic lighting resource and provides great amount of heat and if people have no constructive comments to...
What is a UVB ? I was thinking of getting a tube light and a redhead lamp also I was thinking about using coconut coir and repti soil and damp moss underneath the log and do you have to renew the substrate every month or just puck the **** out of it ????
Q1,How many time does the vivairium have to be cleaned and how?
Q2,How long in hours do I need to keep the lighting on including the heat?
Q3,Should I avoid a red heat lamp or not if so why, do they irate the tortoise shell skin?
Q4Is sand a good substrate or neesh?