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G’day I need help figuring out how to create a bio active table. Some info: Species: Hermann Table I’ve got now is just shy of 2” x 4” I’m wondering what plants are safe for tortoises, but aren’t eaten by them, and if the custodians could handle the amount of waste produced? I’ve asked my...

Does anyone have any links to articles/research into MVBs and the effect they have on Tortoises/Reptiles?

Thanks for the detailed response, very helpful and answered all my questions.

As the title says I have an MVB bulb but after reading through this forum, I've seen people not using MVBs at all because they cause pyramiding. Does anyone know why they cause it? And my Lil guy (Eastern Hermann CB17) has started to pyramid slightly on the central scutes, and although humidity...

Thanks, I was worried, and also thanks for the quick reply I'm pretty certain those white specks are limestone so if it's eaten he gets some added calcium, I rarely see him go for the substrate anyways and I always put the food on his slate. So far I've had no problems. Although the substrate...

Thank you for your advice. As its still cold in the UK, he is indoors atm. In a 2ft x 4ft Tort Table, Substrate is Tortoise Life, Has a water bowl which he has access too 24/7, Lamp is a D3 Mercury Vapour bulb (UVA,UVB & IR). It is one of those flat-packed tables, which has an 'indoor' part...

I noticed recently that my tort is rather big for his age. Some background on me and my tort, I purchased him/her March 2019. My first tortoise, an Eastern Hermann. Although I don't know specifics, his hatch date was in 2017. But last time I weighed him [28/12/19] he weighed in at 488g...