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Thanks Gillian Do the above temps sound okay to you?

Thanks Yvonne! Yeah i have it's 21 across the enclosure, 25 under the light and 24 under the CHE.

Hey everyone, I thought i would share with you a couple of pics of Sheldon's new enclosure! It took a couple of day's to build but it was so worth it! He has been pottering round all day! It also has a lid for when it's colder!

ahh is that what it is a chinese halogen bulb? I never bought it you see, when i bought Sheldon, he came with his table and lighting. I stupidly threw the bulb packaging out but have just found a picture i took of the box when we bought him! (pic attached) Please do let me know if this is no...

This is the bulb..

Thanks Maro2Bear, i love the idea of joining them together so will definitley look into that!

Thank you for the advice, i appreciate it! The light source is a mercury vapour bulb which i believe provides UVA and UVB?

Hello Everyone :)

Hey everyone, it's Sheldon's 1st Birthday on Monday and we though what better way to make him feel special on his 1st birthday, build him a new BIGGER enclosure. After taking lot's of kind advice from you guys and searching through 100's of threads on the Tortoise Forum it seems the best way to...

Okay thanks i'll take another look. What is joe's enclosure like? With regards to the paperwork, we found out thid was illegal after we bought him so unfortunatly we just have to go by word of mouth from the lady stating he is 1 on 30th January :( Thanks

Hi, He has a cover over his hide but the rest of his enclosure is open. We are looking to get a bigger one for him very soon! Any idea on his age? Also yes i have read the above links

Does anyone have any idea on the above??

hey all, apologies for the late response! Thanks so much for all the advice regarding Sheldon, i have stopped the tomato/cucumber and carrot and Sheldon doesn't seem to smell anymore so it could of been the sugar etc. I'm going to order Sheldon some Komodo pellet's also as a substitute for...

Very welcome from Sheldon!

Thank you! How old do you think he is and what length should he be for a year old? What foods are best to give him for fibre? His table is a around 2.5ft long and just over 1ft wide.. he has plenty of bark and a wooden tunnel to climb over and through and he has a separate hide for night time.

Hey Everyone, it's Kerry Couple of questions regarding Sheldon: 1.We have had Sheldon coming up to a month now, and i weighed him when i first got him and i'm almost sure he was 141g, i have weighed him tonight and he is 145g, is this normal? He will be 1 on 30th January and his shell is...

This was taken last night haha! He usually loves walking round on the floor so it's strange! How else is he suppose to get exercise?

hi guys.. Just a quick one.. I bath sheldon 2-3 times a week in a lil tub and he usually loves it.. walking round ect, he usually urinates and poo's in the water every time if not in his enclosure. However today I brought him out for some exercise and placed him on the clear floor ( I checked...

Sheldon thanks you all for this very warm welcome & support! :) We have been out today and spoilt the little guy by purchasing the correct substrate & accessories for his enclosure and he's loving it!

Yeahh we hope he loves it & is more suitable for him.. Greatly appreciate everyone's support! Any further advice would be appreciated ! :) He's loving his dinner at the moment