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  1. Skelly

    DIY enclosure

    I will be sealing it with aquarium sealant and I have a sheet of wood to go over top that I will be attaching the lighting to and cutting some ventilation holes I just thought it would be better as it would be more like a vivarium this way than a tortoise table so it will be easier to control...
  2. Skelly

    DIY enclosure

    He is only 75mm he’s still less than a year old and he is a Hermanns tortoise I would still be upgrading again after this
  3. Skelly

    DIY enclosure

    So I’m looking to upgrade little foots enclosure as he is currently in a 2ft vivarium I have been looking around and seen that this glass cabinet from ikea is used a lot for diy enclosures, I know glass isn’t as good as wood but I was thinking of the walls with a coco background and then placing...
  4. Skelly

    Help!!! Found mould?!?

    Thanks for all your help I completely cleaned out the whole area and took everything out so it was just the coco coir and realized it was very wet underneath but not so much at the top so I think I may need to just keep rotating it every day or so because it’s holding to much moisture, I also...
  5. Skelly

    Help!!! Found mould?!?

    Thank you should I put some dry coco coir on top instead of soaking it? And yes it is wood but it apparently has a coating on it to prevent that and I checked the bottoms there was no mould on the wood just a thin layer on the substrate should I change substrates?
  6. Skelly

    Help!!! Found mould?!?

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  7. Skelly

    Help!!! Found mould?!?

    As I was cleaning out little foots viv today I decided to move around the slates I have in it I have one at the cool end and one under his heat lamp but noticed there is mould growing underneath I use coco coir as substrate, this can’t be good for him? Any advice ?? I do mist his viv regularly...
  8. Skelly

    Sleeping patterns

    His lights go on at 9a.m and go off at 9p.m they have been that way since I got him which is nearly 4 weeks now and he does be out and about by 10:00 every morning and is normally always in his hut asleep before his lights go off this is the first time this happened
  9. Skelly

    Sleeping patterns

    Little foot is normally asleep before his lights go off but tonight he decided to come out for a wander 5 minutes before his lights went off, when they went off he was still out and awake so I put his lights back on and then he went over to his heat spot sat for 5 minutes then went to bed so I...
  10. Skelly

    Handling a boisterous tort

    There so cool, if they ever get to the point you can’t wear them anymore you should turn them into a cushion :)
  11. Skelly

    Handling a boisterous tort

    Thank you my favorite movie when I was little was “The land before time” that’s where I got it from :)
  12. Skelly

    Handling a boisterous tort

    That makes sense thank you I’m happy to know he’s feeling comfortable
  13. Skelly

    Handling a boisterous tort

    Hi everyone, so I have little foot my Eastern Hermanns baby nearly 3 weeks now, he’s starting to get used to me and is accepting food from my hand and he even lets me scratch his head sometimes, but the past couple of days when I have my hand in his viv while cleaning or feeding he keeps...
  14. Skelly

    Greek or Hermanns ??

    Thanks so much for clarifying that for me :)
  15. Skelly

    Strange white goo

    Could anyone tell me if this is something to be concerned about? Noticed while he was having a soak
  16. Skelly

    Greek or Hermanns ??

    Sorry about that and thank you
  17. Skelly

    Greek or Hermanns ??

    I’ll read them now thanks for you help :)
  18. Skelly

    Greek or Hermanns ??

    His paper work says he is a Hermanns and his country or origin is Serbia, I just want to be sure to make sure I’m caring for him correctly
  19. Skelly

    Greek or Hermanns ??

    Hi everyone so I was told my little guy was a Hermanns but my previous post was moved to the Greek tortoise discussion, is he actually a Greek ?
  20. Skelly

    Meet Little Foot :)

    That’s great to know thank you, :)
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