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    Sheltered temperature too hot?!

    Yes this is just the temperature of the room we did purchase a heat mat but haven’t put it on. Thank you for your help I have had a read through the care sheet and there is lots of useful information I will be using.
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    Sheltered temperature too hot?!

    Hi I’m not sure how it is getting so hot. I live in the south east of England in a 1st floor apartment. We don’t have our heating on but the weather has been warm the past couple of days. It is now reading at 75F
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    Sheltered temperature too hot?!

    Thank you so much!! We have removed the big water dish and have just left the shallow terracotta dish in, removed the fruit and ordered some fine orchid bark so hopefully that will help! Thank you for your help
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    Sheltered temperature too hot?!

    Hi sorry could you please tell me where to find the caresheet?
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    Sheltered temperature too hot?!

    Hi we do have a terracotta water dish which is just toward the bottom of the picture, I will remove the bigger one. The substrate is hemp bedding which I can’t see in the care sheet it was supplied by the pet shop who said they have found it to be the best but I am happy to make any changes...
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    Sheltered temperature too hot?!

    Hi I have recently got a Mediterranean spur thigh tortoise he has an open vivarium and is being kept in our living room. We have just checked the temperature for the undercover shelter where he sleeps and it is reading at 80F which I am aware is too hot. Any guidance or tips on how to cool it...
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    Beginner Advice please!

    Hi, I have been doing my research and have bought a my first spur thigh tortoise yesterday (who is named Peanut). Peanut hatched July last year so is 1 years old. When we first got Peanut home we gave him a bath and he was moving around a lot. Peanut took himself to his shelter at around 6 last...
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