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    broken basking light

    gonna take him out now - it's a bit later on but he'll definitely love the sun, bit tricky being in the uk but luckily it's pretty hot here today!! thank you so much!
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    broken basking light

    hello, my adult russian's basking light has broken - will he be okay without it for a day? it's hopefully being delivered tomorrow fingers crossed so it'll most likely just be for today.
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    overgrown beak

    thank you and happy birthday!
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    overgrown beak

    definitely going to try this, thank you!
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    overgrown beak

    hi, my torts beak has become quite overgrown in lockdown but the vet he's registered at are still shut for problems that aren't emergencies and most places where i live don't take tortoises. he's still eating just fine and it doesn't seem to be affecting him - will it be okay until i can get him...
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    substrate/humidity issues

    hi again, i've got the hygrometer set up now and it's at just above 70% - is this okay?
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    substrate/humidity issues

    thank you for this information - you lot are great. i think i'm just being paranoid with the move and by feel it is just damp come to mention it, thank you for the relief! it is sticking to him a lot though, is this normal? he's a right mess but i'm pretty sure that's just how it is with...
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    substrate/humidity issues

    my boys 11! i've been told so much contradicted information about keeping it humid - what would you recommend? also i'm paranoid about it getting cooler for the night and it being wet, will that not make it even colder? apologies if i sound silly asking things like this - just want to be sure...
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    substrate/humidity issues

    hi everyone, we've moved house today and we have changed my torts substrate to the zoomed coconut fiber (from the bricks), but made the mistake of not preparing it sooner. we've tried to let it dry out as much as possible but it's still really damp and the glass doors of our vivarium are getting...
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    help with ecoearth please!

    hi everyone, i've recently bought some ecoearth blocks for my 11 year old russians enclosure - do i need to soak it first? i don't think i should but i just wanted to double check in case i'm wrong. thank you!
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    water dishes

    thank you! and yes it's the angle of the picture - it's very long, would be great if it was a big bigger the other way but there is plenty of space for him. also loves coming out whenever the sun does too! thank you for the concern.
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    water dishes

    perfect thank you! you have put my mind at ease!
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    water dishes

    hi everyone - this is the water dish i have in my 11 year old russians tank, we got it so he could actually be in the dish whilst he drinks and apologies for the quality of the picture but the substrate is stacked up around it so it's secure. is this okay for him? i saw about high humidity and...
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    keeping other animals above tortoises?

    separate enclosures of course! thank you.
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