I have an Acadia 12% T5 HO bulb that I have only had for 2 months and it is already burned out? Is this normal? It comes on for 3 hours every day. I just feel as though it should have lasted longer. The daylight bulb in the same ballast is still working but the UV bulb is not. The ends of the...
How do we know if we need to limit food? Sometimes I am concerned that my little guy looks a little puffy out of his shell. I think his growth is looking good as the white I assume is the growth. We got him in October and he has gained 2.5 ounces and almost an inch in width and length since...
It looks at though we have an infestation of springtail bugs in my Russian Indoor Enclosure. I would love a poison dart frog and would love to put one in the enclosure with my tortoise but I was thinking more of anoli lizard. Thoughts?
As our little one grows I have more questions. Ratchet has been loving his new larger indoor enclosure my husband built. I feel much better that he has CHE for heat and UV bulb that comes on a timer everyday. I believe I have it all setup correctly. The LED strip lights come on 6-6 and the UV...
Ok as I am packing to go out of town for Thanksgiving I am in a panic as my Russian Tortoise hatchling has not come out of his burrow at all today. Yesterday I had to half uncover him to wake him to show the person I have watching him while gone what to do. Today it is almost 3:00 in afternoon...
Well, I got tired of waiting for all the supplies to come into the store to build my Russian Hatchlings Enclosure so I decided to buy a Rubbermaid 50 gallon water container. I figured this is more space than his 20 gallon long fish tank and can give us some time 1-2 years to build the adult...
I have taken some pictures of my tortoise while he is in his bath. Everyone keeps posting about eye issues I was wondering about my little one. He gets a bath everyday for 30 minutes in electrolyte soak. I sprinkle calcium on his food and vitamins weekly. He eats Mazuri diet as well as romaine...
I am new to the tortoise thing and want to make sure I am doing it right! My daughters and I did lots of research but with all the research we came up with conflicting things. I will say the research steered us away from the Russian tortoise at the pet store. We found a breeder and received...