Alfie seemed to perk up a bit after the long car journey, the vet gave him a general check over and an antibiotic injection (naxcel?) which lasts a week, plus reptoboost to put in his baths and said to bring him back in a week if he doesn't get any better. Also got a pot for a fecal sample to...
I phoned the breeder that I got him from to see if he had any suggestions or illness in the rest of Alfie's batch but once ruling out he most likely hadn't eaten anything poisonous all he suggested was to keep an eye on him for a few days and let him know how it goes. He said the vet wouldn't...
I'm concerned about my Hermanns tortoise Alfie, he is about 1 year old.... Yesterday evening I gave him a bath and he pooed but some of it was runny (it's usually solid) after bath time Alfie barely moved from under his UVB lamp, seeming lethargic. Then last night at about 10pm when he is...
Hi, I have made a few changed since this post, more plants, a small humid hide with sphagnum moss inside but Alfie isn't keen on this, the sides are now double the height but does anyone have any genius ideas on how to cover it to increase humidity. I don't want to buy a vivarium because it...
So would you recommend buying one now and having it as an extra to the natural sunlight or wait until later on in the year when it gets too cold to put the tortoise outside and buy one then?
Thanks :)
EmmaG
Thank you :) it is necessary to have a light that provides UVB? I live in the UK and have an outdoor enclosure for my tortoise which at the moment it goes in 3 to 4 days a week for 5-6 hours each time because the weathers not great so I only put the tortoise out on the sunny warm days
Hi,
I'm looking to get this light for my 10 month old Hermanns tortoise:
http://www.onlinereptileshop.co.uk/reptile-products/Mercury-Vapour/Arcadia-D3-Uv-Basking-Lamp-80w-Mini-6601.html#sthash.7sA1qvIj.cCsEVn57.dpbs
In case the link doesn't work it's an Arcadia D3 UV Basking Lamp 80w.
Do you...
I have a humid hide in the outdoor enclosure, I could make one for the tortoise table as well. I thought vivariums were a big no for tortoises because they get too hot?
#confused
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/huc/view.html?ie=UTF8&newItems=C1U67553BSR2FL%2C1
Is this temperature gun okay?
Will get picture of enclosure in a minute.
Thanks for your help :)
Thankyou JoesMum,
in Alfie's indoor enclosure there is just a basking lamp because he goes outside most days. His diet is a variety of leafy greens, there is also a cuttlefish. The temperature in most of his enclosure is 18-20c and under the heat lamp is higher, this is using a normal household...
What does pyramiding on a Hermanns tortoise look like? I see lots of people talking about it but I'm not sure what it actually looks like. I have attached a picture of my tortoise Alfie. He has calcium powder on his food daily.
Thanks
New tortoise table for Alfie, any recommendations? I'm going to get some plants in there soon, thinking about a spider plant, any other recommendations?
Thanks, EmmaG