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    Hermanns Tortoise in NZ keeps trying to hibernate

    Right. Ok. Youre right I will never be able to maintain those temperatures in her current enclosure. Will get started on sorting something out to raise the temperatures. Initially the breeder I bought her from suggested a "mini hibernation" for 6 weeks over the worst of winter. That is, she...
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    Hermanns Tortoise in NZ keeps trying to hibernate

    Thanks. I have had all the lights and heat on all day - though maybe not for 14 hours. I can increase that, but could she even tell it was light outside if she was buried 3 inches under substrate?
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    Hermanns Tortoise in NZ keeps trying to hibernate

    Hi, I have a 3.5 year old Hermanns Tortoise. For the last 2 years I have bought her inside over winter into an enclosure with UV and heat lamps and have not hibernated her. This year she is just (JUST!) big enough to hibernate, but I didn't really plan on doing that. Her indoor enclosure is...
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    Which arcadia d3 basking lamp do i need?

    Thanks. New zealands climate is naturally moderately humid so according to the breeders here thats not a concern.
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    Which arcadia d3 basking lamp do i need?

    And it might sound a bit small, but he is small too and will only neef to be in there for about 3 months before going back outside when its warm enough again. :)
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    Which arcadia d3 basking lamp do i need?

    Yes and no.... i have a picture of the one I have ordered! Attached. Tortoise is living outside at the moment, but its getting colder here in new zealand and so I wanted to have his indoor setup ready before he needs it, which is why i am looking at bulbs now.
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    Which arcadia d3 basking lamp do i need?

    Hi, hes only a hatchling, so at the moment in a small enclosure - 80cmx40cm. So I should get a bulb of the same wattage and check the temperature, I guess is what you mean? The lamp has to be approx 30cm from the tortoise for optimum UV, so I guess its about finding a bulb that at 30cm will give...
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    Which arcadia d3 basking lamp do i need?

    Arcadia d3 basking lamps come in 80w, 100w and 160w. Can someone tell me quickly what one is best for a 1 year old hermanns, or why there is even a difference? Does the higher wattage make it hotter, put out more uv or have a bigger beam spread? Thks!
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    new zealand weeds - are they safe food?

    Auckland! And you?
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    new zealand weeds - are they safe food?

    Yikes, thanks! Heres another:
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    new zealand weeds - are they safe food?

    Hello, I have looked through heaps of posts and articles about safe weeds to feed, but as the information comes mostly out of UK or US I cant identify them easily, or maybe we have different names for them. Heres some photos of weeds around our section - can anyone tell me what they are and if...
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    hermanns - is heating needed indoors in winter

    Thanks. So I gather the consensus is not to hibernate a tortoise so young. Point taken, I will plan to overwinter him! My original question was really that I wanted to know if in winter a room or house was warm enough, was a heat lamp needed. I have been reading through other forums and have...
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    hermanns - is heating needed indoors in winter

    Thanks...interesting. we are in Auckland. Winter temperatures are around 7 to 14deg C in winter. We never have snow and may have had frost a couple of times in the last 20 years!. Aucklands climate is generally humid in summer and damp in winter. Summer is around 20-26deg C. In NZ tortoises...
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    hermanns - is heating needed indoors in winter

    Thanks! The breeder I got my tortoise from suggested a mini-hibernation for the first two years.... that is - lights off and no food for 6 weeks. So, my intention was to prepare the tortoise for this hibernation, which I assume means dropping temperatures so it gets the idea that winter is...
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    hermanns - is heating needed indoors in winter

    Right. Im new to 1.tortoises and 2.forums... so bear with me here. I live in New Zealand and have just got a 1 year old Hermanns Tortoise. The breeder I got it from is helpful and knowledgeable, but Im just looking to get information from more sources. New Zealand is not particularly cold, and...
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