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    Fishy smell

    Thanks Jan! So I smelled his bum again this morning (what a lovely way to bring in the day, lol!) - the smell has gone, it must've been him sitting in his wee or something I guess! I soaked him again this morning as well just to be on the safe side (despite his objection- he enjoys soaks for...
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    Fishy smell

    Thanks! He's been asleep inside in his table, but I will soak tomorrow for sure!
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    Fishy smell

    Thank you! I'm in London:) Not sure, when he's outside I keep quite the eye on him, even though he's in a big fenced enclosure. I'm kinda thinking that he must've peed/pooped a bit and sat in it a bit under his log hide which is why he got a bit whiffy. TBH I've never sniffed his bum before...
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    Fishy smell

    I just picked up my Horsfield to bring him in from outside and noticed a fishy smell by his tail/ cloaca. I've never noticed this before. I'm wondering if he may have peed on the ground before I picked him up? His outdoor enclosure is a mainly grassy area. I don't think he's dehydrated as I soak...
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    Adult Horsfield (4 years) - how to lower humidity

    Thanks- it was an Eidyer Digital Thermometer/ Hygrometer bought on Amazon. Is there a brand of Hygrometer you recommend? Will happily buy replacement and put it to use alongside the other! It's strange, because I mixed his substrate in his new table on Friday morning and it's still reading...
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    Adult Horsfield (4 years) - how to lower humidity

    Thanks so much. He's been in his temporary table whilst I wait for it to go down, as I'm worried about him getting stressed from the change. Hopefully the lights will help alleviate some of the humidity and he'll adjust to his new and improved environment soon.
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    Adult Horsfield (4 years) - how to lower humidity

    We adopted our Horsfield recently, he's around 4 years old and was being raised in the wrong conditions, beech chips, small vivarium with the wrong lighting etc. We've just made the largest tortoise table that will fit in our flat (we're in the UK) - it's just under 6foot by 4foot. He has an...
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