I've had my Hermanns tortoise for 11 days now. She is nearly 8 months old. Here is a picture of my set up:
Under the spotlight is 30/31°C and in the little house at the left-hand end is 19/20°C (there is a little heater in the house so there are some cooler spots in between there and the lamp...
Thank you so much - this is so helpful and really clarifies things for me.
It is a Horsfield's tortoise I am planning to get; sorry I didn't mention that.
I have a possibly silly follow-up question - you mentioned ambient light from LEDs. Would just having the lights in the room on have the...
Hi,
I am hoping to get a tortoise in the next few weeks and have been trying to wrap my head round the lighting and heating requirements. I have ordered a 6ft tortoise table and I think I will go for a UV light strip in the middle of the table and separate heat lamp at one end. I have read the...