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New horsfield
Posted: 13/08/2012 by maree_1523

Hi there, I was wondering if i could get some advice. I got a horsfield tortoise (14 months old) 5 days ago and done quite a lot of research beforehand. However, since getting him home I keep worrying about him (probably unneccessarily) but some advice/clarification that im doing the right things for him would be good. I have him in a tortoise table with a basking light at one end. The basking light is the Arcadia D3 basking lamp which provides UVA/UVB and IR. Is it okay to have this light only or should i supplement it with additional UV or ceramic light? The temp at the basking side of the tablet is about 32 degrees and about 22 degrees at the cool end. I have the light on for 12 hours a day at the moment. The substrate is a mixture of soil and play sand. I am feeding him on a mixture of weeds such as dandilions, rose petals/flowers, kale, cress etc. I also put a light sprinkling of nutrobal on his food. He is eating well. However he seems to sleep for about 12 hours at night then naps under the basking lamp on and off for quite a lot of the day. Is it normal for them to sleep a lot? I am bathing him every day and take him outside when its warm (which he enjoys). Thanks for you help and Advice :) Maree

 

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