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    New Enclosure!!

    Thanks Gillian Do the above temps sound okay to you?
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    New Enclosure!!

    Thanks Yvonne! Yeah i have it's 21 across the enclosure, 25 under the light and 24 under the CHE.
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    New Enclosure!!

    Hey everyone, I thought i would share with you a couple of pics of Sheldon's new enclosure! It took a couple of day's to build but it was so worth it! He has been pottering round all day! It also has a lid for when it's colder!
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    New Enclosure!

    ahh is that what it is a chinese halogen bulb? I never bought it you see, when i bought Sheldon, he came with his table and lighting. I stupidly threw the bulb packaging out but have just found a picture i took of the box when we bought him! (pic attached) Please do let me know if this is no...
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    New Enclosure!

    This is the bulb..
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    New Enclosure!

    Thanks Maro2Bear, i love the idea of joining them together so will definitley look into that!
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    New Enclosure!

    Thank you for the advice, i appreciate it! The light source is a mercury vapour bulb which i believe provides UVA and UVB?
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    Hello Everyone :)

    Hello Everyone :)
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    New Enclosure!

    Hey everyone, it's Sheldon's 1st Birthday on Monday and we though what better way to make him feel special on his 1st birthday, build him a new BIGGER enclosure. After taking lot's of kind advice from you guys and searching through 100's of threads on the Tortoise Forum it seems the best way to...
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    Tortoise Smell/Weigh/Diet Questions Help!!

    Okay thanks i'll take another look. What is joe's enclosure like? With regards to the paperwork, we found out thid was illegal after we bought him so unfortunatly we just have to go by word of mouth from the lady stating he is 1 on 30th January :( Thanks
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    Tortoise Smell/Weigh/Diet Questions Help!!

    Hi, He has a cover over his hide but the rest of his enclosure is open. We are looking to get a bigger one for him very soon! Any idea on his age? Also yes i have read the above links
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    Tortoise Smell/Weigh/Diet Questions Help!!

    Does anyone have any idea on the above??
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    Tortoise Smell/Weigh/Diet Questions Help!!

    hey all, apologies for the late response! Thanks so much for all the advice regarding Sheldon, i have stopped the tomato/cucumber and carrot and Sheldon doesn't seem to smell anymore so it could of been the sugar etc. I'm going to order Sheldon some Komodo pellet's also as a substitute for...
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    Welcome Little Milo

    Very welcome from Sheldon!
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    Tortoise Smell/Weigh/Diet Questions Help!!

    Thank you! How old do you think he is and what length should he be for a year old? What foods are best to give him for fibre? His table is a around 2.5ft long and just over 1ft wide.. he has plenty of bark and a wooden tunnel to climb over and through and he has a separate hide for night time.
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