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    Shy tortoise

    Cool great tips thank you, I'd always been sceptical about the spiral bulb so i'll head to the pet shop tonight to have a gander. I'll try the masking tape too. Cheers for your help
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    Shy tortoise

    The temperatures are all correct as i've got a thermostat linked up to the heat bulb; however i think you're correct with the amount of light, his vivarium UV light is a spiral bulb as opposed to the long thin ones, and as he spends the majority of the day under the basking lamp he can't be...
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    Shy tortoise

    Hello, I have had my 1 year old horsefield tortoise for about 7 months now and he is still incredibly shy and/or lazy. I built him something he could hide behind a couple of months ago as he was always digging in the corner trying to burrow; and now he spends 24 hours a day hiding behind it. The...
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