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The reason why I use it is because it's the closest thing to natural habitat u can get in an indoor enclosures there are loads of differing opinions on tortoise keeping but I've exchanged many emails with Chris and the work he's done with tortoises over many years I took he's advice and my...

Also can you post pics?

@HermanniChris is the best guy for advice on here hopefully he'll be able to help you

I use soil and sand which is recommended by probably the best source of tortoise care so I wouldn't think it's that is the bulb coiled?

What substrate are you using?

I'm no expert but I have tortoises in hibernation and I can't see the harm in waking her up I've woken up mine in the past as I precaution so I'd go ahead she won't suffer for it just make sure you rehydrate her

Haha thanks my parents one is called meat pie

As far as I'm aware hermanns aren't a burrowing tortoise unless the temps are extreme my parents one which is 60+ years old never has to there knowledge and mine which is 6months old doesn't either

Mine isn't very big it's only about 3ft X 1 and a half but my tortoise is tiny and it's only a temporary one as the tort grows my enclosure will how big is your tortoise?

Beautiful tortoise it looks normal to me

I click the upload a file button and then choose file

Tbh I've never seen a tortoise that doesn't walk around the perimeter of an enclosure in the wild they walk for miles without restrictions our adult has full access to a large garden and still walks around the edge more than pottering around the middle and neighbors down the road have a 70+ year...

I do feed mine everyday I found dandelions yesterday after about an hour searching he liked them plus mixed salad I brought him some dried tortoise food today and he's basically screwed his nose up at it I'll keep going with it tho yours might still be settling in when my parents adult tortoise...

Mine was from a garden centre aswell I'm from Surrey and there's a big one near me the way to look at it is you've bettered a tortoises life

Where did you buy him from? If you don't mind me asking he's a little cracker

I brought some prorep dry tortoise food as reviews seemed pretty good and it's got 29 different weeds in it he doesn't seem very keen on it I damped it down to soften it he's tried it but not taking to it would you avoid dry foods or still offer it once a week?