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    Lighting requirements

    It's currently being built for me now, just trying to get recommendations for the best solutions. Thank you as I did not think about hanging from the ceiling option. I do get him outside at times but our winter here is between 50-65F during the day and cloudy at times so I like have the uvb...
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    Lighting requirements

    I am currently using a Exo-Terra mercury vapor bulb. My new closure will have a lid so trying to figure out how to attach the lighting and want to get the tube lighting. For a 6ft enclosure how long should the bulb be supply enough uvb.
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    Lighting requirements

    Thank you, i will look for the care sheet
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    Lighting requirements

    I am getting my hermanns tortoise a new 6ft x2ft enclosure. Currently I use an all in one uva/uvb bulb and a Che heat bulb for night time.. Wondering if I should consider a tube uvb now or just add extra light fixture since currently in a 3.5 ft by 2ft enclosure. Just want to make sure he/she...
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    Need to sale or rehome my sulcata

    I would check out Kamp Kenan , he makes YouTube video out of Florida and has a few sulcatas that he has done videos for but might be able to assist with who to contact regarding rehoming your little one
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    Gender neutral name for a Hermanns

    I also have a Hermann tortoise approx 9m old and i named it Tater Tot, good for a girl or a boy once a few yrs go by and i can figure it out at that time.
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    Stool

    The temp stays between 85-95 degrees ,not sure of the humidity but i do spray the enclosure down each morning and sometimes late afternoon as my house is warm also. It does have a hide and like to burrow down under the substrate. It is fairly active especially after its soak and never realized...
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    Hermann’s tortoise burrowing

    I did a mixture over this past weekend of the coco coir and ReptiBark much easier for it to burrow now and holds moisture better as i spray it down each morning.
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    Hermann’s tortoise burrowing

    Thank you i have added some vines next to the hide for more hiding spots and a few flat rocks for it to climb over, i have seen it go under the vines so thats good.
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    Stool

    I got my Hermanns Tortoise hatchling approximately 2 weeks ago. I have seen firm stool a few times in its habitat but when soaking daily it will usually go to the bathroom and it is not firm looks more like the Coco Coir substrate I have in the enclosure is what it looks like to me. It is active...
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    Hermann’s tortoise burrowing

    Thank you, just wanted to be sure and it seems to like that I changed the substrate as it is back under its hide again.
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    Hermann’s tortoise burrowing

    I recently got a Hermanns-Tortoise hatchling ,it is 2 in long. So I would guess approximately 3 months old. I am currently housing in a large Rubbermaid container with Reptibark as the substrate. I will be changing that to a mix of Repti bark and Eco Earth coconut fiber. I believe everything is...
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