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I was looking into the fluorescence bulbs but after some research and toms comments on here I decided to use a MVB. I will have another look into it. Thanks

Thanks I will look into the bulbs you mentioned. What makes you think it’s used, the photo of the white paper or the scorch marks on the bulb. Thanks

This was the bulb when I got it out, should the elements be scorched like that. Also it has scratches or hairline cracks

Hello Last week I purchased a 100 watt Zoo med power sun MVB. I swapped my old Arcadia bulb “6 months old” for the power sun bulb, it worked for less than 24hours then it blew. I sent it back after taking photographs and I received the replacement today, The elements on my replacement look...

Hello Yvonne I’ve only just been able to get back on my account. When I first read your reply I thought this can’t be right haha, but after this post I took him the vet and she did exactly what you said and picked it off. She said if it grows back to pick it off. It has no signs of growing back...

Hello Meela Did you end up finding out what was up with your tortoises neck

Thanks very much for your reply. I’m baffled

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The little white dot above the scab was a small scab that has healed and flaked off

Hello I noticed a scab on my Sulcatas neck, I don’t know if he is cut his self on his shell. I am worried it might be internal because there a sought of crater under the scab. Could it be a possible infection. He’s in the vet tomorrow was the earliest I could get.

When I purchased him/her I was provided a tortoise table along with a load of bad advice. I quickly found out all the information was wrong. I contacted the breeder and asked him how he raised his hatchlings. He said in an open top table with D3 lighting “he seemed to think D3 bulbs are the holy...

Not really, He has a fair bit in the morning, I put a pile about the same size as him out, he eats a bit over half. The rest of the day I have to entice him with red by chopping red rose petals with hibiscus grass and dandelion leaves etc. It’s like he homes in on anything red, other wise he is...

That is all I can think of Thanks again, I thought that it might of been dried mud because he was in the garden that day and likes to climb through the flower bed haha.

Thanks for your reply, it’s reassuring. I have a few notes in my phone of his weight. 103 grams 22/4/2019 112g 13/06/19 114g 11/07/19

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