Recent content by Kimbles2009

Well i do have some orchid bark on order too as I wantes to change his substrate anyway, i find this too dry and dusty and have to moisten it down quite alot. So maybe I should cancel the order for his new table and look into a closed one instead! Do you have any recommendations i can look at?

The bulb is 30cm high which I read is recommended as it needs to be that far away from the tortoise, the probe isn't touching the substrate, i think its just the angle of the picture. The substrate is top soil mixed with play sand. The room temperature is 20 degrees. When I first got my...

I have put the bulb so it is at least 30cm higher than his shell and put the thermometer probe at shell height and it is reading 26.6! The bulb is 125 watts. Do I need a higher watt bulb? The table is 3ft by 2ft, he has a much bigger table on order so i'm worried that the temp will be even lower...

Thankyou, its all just blowing my mind and I'm feeling very overwhelmed with it all! I dont know where to start and don't understand why a 125 watt bulb is only giving a temperature of 29 degrees C!

I just dont know what to do! I've never had any issues before but now my tort is sleeping all day! I brought a new bulb as I thought it was that but it still doesn't seem to be bright or hot enough and he's still sleeping! ?

hi, Quick question! Can the bulb holders that i screw my exo terra solar glo bulb into stop working as well? I kerp buying new 125 watt bulbs and they just don't seem to be as bright or get upto temperature like they used too? Thanks Kim

Hello everyone, Please can someone tell me if the best substrate for a 6ish year old Horsfields is top soil with sand mixed in or coco coir? I use top soil/play sand at the moment but he is really rubbish at burying himself in it and rather than digging down (its plenty deep enough) he just...

Hi, the weather has been warm.lately with daytime highs of around 26 to 27 degrees with the odd day as high as 30 degrees Celsius and the night time low 15 to 16 degrees.

Thank you, I'm not sure it would be that as he was fine a couple of weeks ago and I haven't changed his lighting in that time.

Hi all, I hope you can help me. I have a horsefield and I've had him about 5 years, he has an indoor table with uv light etc and an outdoor secure enclosure but lately, probably for the last couple of weeks, he doesn't seem to like either! He gets up in the morning, warms himself up abit...

I hope he does like it! There is a water dish but you cant see it in the photo. Theres a shelter and water tray in the sheltered end. Thank you x

Hi everyone, my Eddie is out in his outdoor run that I put him out in for a few hours when the sun is out but do you think he's enjoying it? He just seems to do laps and it reminds me of a caged animal! Its 6' by 3' so big enough and he is a Horsfield, I tried to upload a video but it wont let...

Hi, Does anyone in the UK have a horsfield tortoise that you house outdoors? I'm trying to find out what you do about night time and what months of the year do they live outdoors? Please help! Thanks Kim

Thanks Tom, I'll do that! He does have a sunken bowl to eat from, he had just dragged that bit of food with him!

Hi everyone, I have a Horsfield tortoise, Eddie, who is about 6 or 7 years old. He has successfully hibernated this winter for the first time and I want to start getting his outdoor enclosure ready for the spring! He currently lives indoors on a tortoise table. My question is, what months of...