As you creep through the posts check out the numerous ones about keeping dogs away from your tort and the consequences of letting them have unsupervised time together.
It could be tortoise pee. I've heard that a tortoise holds on to there fluids long enough that when they finally go it's white like that. I've never seen it with my tort but it's what I've heard
It looks that way because I used a dremil to cut it and it was actually melting it more than cutting. There is a small gap between the plexiglass and the heat bulb. It's small but it's there. Also I've had this set up for a few months now so I think it's ok. If I notice a change tho I have some...
That enclosure is a bit small but it will do for a hatchling. http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/ this Website is a good resource for tort friendly plants. As far as heat goes a constant 85°f all over the enclosure using a ceramic heat emitter Che would be best. Uvb bulk the long tube not the...