Jay's Turbo
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Hi, Our 6 month old Hermann tortoise arrived on Thursday. This morning (Sunday) we discovered that he had little bubbles coming out of one nostril. I am concerned about upper respiratory tract infection and rang the tortoise shop we purchased him from. They have said that he should have a heat mat for nighttime. Is this correct?
Our current set up is a tortoise table where the daytime temperature gradient is 20C to 32C. The heat is provided by a suspended bulb which also provides UV light. At night the temperature drops to a minimum of 10C. Should we get a heat mat for his sleeping hide?
Thank you for any help.
Andrea
Our current set up is a tortoise table where the daytime temperature gradient is 20C to 32C. The heat is provided by a suspended bulb which also provides UV light. At night the temperature drops to a minimum of 10C. Should we get a heat mat for his sleeping hide?
Thank you for any help.
Andrea