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Yes I'll keep an eye on it and see if happens again. Bathed him this morning but didn't produce anything.

Will do! It was bright yellow so no idea. Thanks x

Update on George Hi all thought I'd give you all an update. I have changed substrate, waterfowl and heat/lighting etc and bathed him every other day. Yesterday he passes what seemed to be a bright yellow stone about 3-4mm wide and today he seems active, feeding and basking which he hasn't...

OK thanks I'll take a look!

Thanks all. Think I'll stick with bark from the reptile shop to be safe.

Hi, I was just wondering if you can used decorative bark chippings from day/garden centre for the substrate in a tortoise table? Not sure if it would have been treated with chemical or something so not suitable? Thanks all x

Thanks guys. Great info here! I'll look at the basking light and length of light tonight. Thanks again!

Hi, the back light is set on for 12 hrs and the basking light is on a separate thermostat of that's what you mean? We replaced the strip last week as heard best to replace every 6 mths?

Thanks will do! Is common for them to hid when not used to outdoors?

Just out of interest, how likely is that I will get George to eventually live outside most of the time? I'd rather him be out in the natural open air rather than in a tank but realise this is all he's ever know and must have got used to the hots lights and our British weather is not up to.much...

Thanks, I have tried many of the weeds above such as nettles, thistles, rose leaves, chick weed, pansies petunias etc and he has taken no interest at all. I will persist on with this though as would like him to feed from natural source as much as possible. Just need him to get active again and...

Thanks all for advise of lighting/heating. I'll adjust accordingly. We took him on from a young girl who had him from birth who I think brought him up on pellet food ( which he hates) and knew very little ( not that I'm an expert ☺) trying to get him trying various weeds but only really takes...

Basking temp 32, warm 27, cool 25, I don't leave heat lamp over night to settles depending what house temp would be 15-20 Celsius

George

Yes I do.

Thanks for your advise. I was going to look for a new water dish this week actually. He also has a large run in the garden when the weather is good which we use as much as possible. How would you suggest adding humidity? We had a few tortoise friendly plants in up to recently until they died...

Yes the basking light is set to this temp. He has other weeds added in with dandelions when I can find them. Is there other veg etc you could suggest I add, thanks

His home

Hi I feed him mainly dandelions with some carrots, cabbage etc mixed in which he normally is very happy to eat. I'll post photonic a sec. Thanks

Hi, I have a horsefield tortoise who is ten years old whom i have had for the past three years. He lives in an indoor enclosure with heat lamp and lighting etc and has access to the garden on sunny days. Up to a few weeks ago he was active and eating well mainly on dandelions then all of a...