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Hi everyone, Just wanted to say thank you for all the information and posts on this forum on habitats. I moved house last year and set about making the perfect enclosure for when Pedro came out of the fridge from hibernation. I was worried about him waking up and not thriving but he came...

It finally arrived! I am the worst person at building anything so ordered a turtle platform that I have low-tech adapted (erm... string and rocks) to hold up in my tortoises vivarium. It's increased his living space a bit and now he climb to his hearts content and hide if he wants to. The...

Hi everyone, Just decided to get an extra UVB/Heat lamp because we are overwintering our herman tortoise and I want to make sure he's got all the UV he needs. I have a 100w socket and a Habistat thermostat which already works on the 100w heat bulbs I have been using at night. I bought a new...

Hi Everyone, Just been making some more adjustments to Pedro's enclosure (again!) and it really struck me how you no one ever told you that you'd need to be a DIY genius to keep a tortoise. Now I can put together a flat pack from Ikea no problem but if I actually have to take a saw and a drill...

Hi everyone, My first tortoise, Henry the baby Russian, sadly passed away about three weeks now....I have had the test results back from the vets which show he had a mycoplasma infection. I questioned the vet (specialist reptile vet at university clinic who rescues torts) about how he could...

Hi Everyone, Technically, I'm not a newbie as I've posted about my poorly baby Russian who sadly didn't make it. Just couldn't help posting about our surprise new Herman.....a lady three streets away was wanting to urgently rehome him as her daughter was going to University and couldn't take...

Hi everyone, Sorry for the long thread...... I posted here a couple of weeks back about a problem with sticky poo but now this is sorted, poor Henry has become very ill indeed. I bought him from an online breeder in March and was told he was 13 months old. I have since spoken to the breeder...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I've had my Russian tortoise Henry for about 5 months months now. He's doing great, active and growing but he's got a problem in that he always gets his poo stuck to his tail and this always dries on and gets stuck. I soak him about 2/3 times a week as...