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  1. TimCarpenter

    Can you guys tell me what this little guy is?

    want to know what this little guy is. i had a tortoise who sadly passed away some time ago and my sister found this guy and took it home wondering if i would want it. any help with the species and help taking care of him would be greatly appreciated
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    Temps

    How can I increase the Temps in newton's enclosure? I moved the basking lamp down a bit but the 5.0 tube uva, uvb light isn't as easy. Any tips. Temps on the cooler side are around 70-80 but majority of the time low 70s. Also the tube light is about 18 inches above
  3. TimCarpenter

    burrowing, Help with Newton! My new baby hermanns

    i recently brought home my new baby hermanns tortoise and i couldn't be happier! my only concern is with how much he seems to burrow. i am aware that tortoises do like to burrow so if i'm being paranoid just let me know but the first time he did it was on the first night which makes sense. he...
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    help with moving a baby hermann

    So I will be moving a baby hermann tortoise with about a 3 to 3 1/2 hour car ride. The fact that many places ship tortoises in the mail i assume that its not very difficult to do. Any advice to keep the little one happy? Hasn't lived there any more than a few days and will be moving to a...
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    soon to be tortoise owner

    Hi all, my name is Tim Carpenter and I am a soon to be tortoise owner so I thought why not start here. I live in central florida and I was wondering if any of you have any good tips on helping me keep my soon to be tortoise happy. I'm thinking of getting a testudo tortoise, probably greek or...
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