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I now have a piece of slate instead of a bowl for his food and another piece under his basking lamp. What I've noticed the past couple of days though is he doesn't go under his heat lamp instead choosing to sit under the UV light instead.

Thanks for the info!

I woke up this morning and had a little panic because he wasn't sleeping where he normally does under the light (Even when I've turned it off) So I looked around and he'd trotted into his hide and is asleep there now! I also picked up two LCD thermometers. Got one set up in the cool end and one...

You're right. The one on the back wall is a coil type UV light. Thanks for the info about moving it. The other light is a basking heat bulb.

Here's my first ever tortoise table with my first ever tortoise. I've never actually ever seen him go into the little built in hide. I don't think it's bad for a beginner but then I could be doing something horribly wrong and not realise.

Fawlty Towers? :)

Ah that's interesting as the supplier included an A4 page about the subject. I'm guessing this is one of those can of worms every hobby seems to have?

Thanks for the replies! The UV light I'm using is the coil type and the paper work that came with it says it provides uva and uvb and is 5% strength as studies have shown the stronger ones can damage their eyes? Thanks for the info about soaking him. I'll try again but leave him a little...

Hello all my name's Tank. I just got my first ever tortoise a couple of days ago. He/she is a Horsfield and all I know about how old it is is the girl at the pet shop said it was a "Juvenile." I've got him (Will refer to "it" as a male for convenience) setup in a tortoise table, with...