Newbie here :)

[Kezzaleather]

Hi guys.

So I just wanted to post some pics of my horsefields house to make sure it seems ok. I live in the UK and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Weve had him just under 2 weeks now and the last couple of days he's not ate much (previously was eating well) so before I go to the vets just wondered if it was anything I could fix. I've lowered his heat lamp down so its a bit hotter, just checked the temp and its 28 degrees in the basking area.

 

[Iris Olmstead]

That looks good to me, how deep is your substrate?

 

[KarenSoCal]

How old/big is your tortoise? Hatchling, juvenile, adult?

I think he's not eating because he's too cold.

His basking area should be 37-38°C. The coldest spot in the enclosure should never fall below 27°C. At the same time, the humidity in the enclosure should never fall below 80%, day or night. What kind of bulbs are in the domes?

You will find it impossible to achieve and maintain those levels in an open topped enclosure.

There are several methods of getting a closed chamber. Read these 3 threads and you will understand much better. Then come back with questions and concerns, and we can talk about them.

This is our care sheet:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

www.tortoiseforum.org

This is a post I wrote a while back on closed chambers:

Hi! New here

Hey! I am looking for the "frequently asked questions" and do not see it. Can someone guide me? Thanks

www.tortoiseforum.org

This is a current thread. The OP is right now going through what you need to do. Upgrade your enclosure.

Pyramiding

Hi there I have a horsefield tortoise about 10 months old now. Always had bad pyramiding so I've upped the humidity levels. At night when I turn everything off though it goes really high. Up to 70/ 80 percent. During the day it's about 50percent. My tort has curling on the shell and now doesnt...

www.tortoiseforum.org

 

[Kezzaleather]

That looks good to me, how deep is your substrate?

I used a bag and a half. A bag containing 10litres

 

[Kezzaleather]

How old/big is your tortoise? Hatchling, juvenile, adult?

I think he's not eating because he's too cold.

His basking area should be 37-38°C. The coldest spot in the enclosure should never fall below 27°C. At the same time, the humidity in the enclosure should never fall below 80%, day or night. What kind of bulbs are in the domes?

You will find it impossible to achieve and maintain those levels in an open topped enclosure.

There are several methods of getting a closed chamber. Read these 3 threads and you will understand much better. Then come back with questions and concerns, and we can talk about them.

This is our care sheet:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

www.tortoiseforum.org

This is a post I wrote a while back on closed chambers:

Hi! New here

Hey! I am looking for the "frequently asked questions" and do not see it. Can someone guide me? Thanks

www.tortoiseforum.org

This is a current thread. The OP is right now going through what you need to do. Upgrade your enclosure.

Pyramiding

Hi there I have a horsefield tortoise about 10 months old now. Always had bad pyramiding so I've upped the humidity levels. At night when I turn everything off though it goes really high. Up to 70/ 80 percent. During the day it's about 50percent. My tort has curling on the shell and now doesnt...

www.tortoiseforum.org

Hes 4 years old and roughly hand sized.

I picked some dandelion leafs for him this afternoon and he ate quite a bit of those

I thought the overhead temp for horsefield tortoise had to be between 29 - 32 degrees?

I will read over the threads you posted thank you.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Hes 4 years old and roughly hand sized.

I picked some dandelion leafs for him this afternoon and he ate quite a bit of those

I thought the overhead temp for horsefield tortoise had to be between 29 - 32 degrees?

I will read over the threads you posted thank you.

For some reason I thought he was younger.
Since he is a young adult his temps can be lowered. Proper temps are in the care sheet, the first link I posted.

I'm so glad to hear he's eating something!