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Old 21-03-2017, 11:30 PM   #11
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Well done Laura it's a great picture and Clyde certainly looks happy in his forest.
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Old 22-03-2017, 02:25 PM   #12
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Well done for persevering. I went through the same torture.

Lovely to see Clyde and hope to see lots more of him. He probably won't leave all that food!
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Old 22-03-2017, 02:59 PM   #13
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Well done for persevering. I went through the same torture.

Lovely to see Clyde and hope to see lots more of him. He probably won't leave all that food!
Thanks Jan my steralised top soil as just come from wickes but smells like poo lol is this normal
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Old 22-03-2017, 06:03 PM   #14
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Well done Laura, he's gorgeous
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Well done Laura, he's gorgeous
Thanks suze can I ask please how do u measure ur baskin temp please
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Old 22-03-2017, 10:08 PM   #16
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wonderful picky Laura. Such a sweetie.

A good accurate way to measure surface temps is with an IR thermometer. They are pretty cheap on Amazon or other well known sites - don't go for fancy as you wont need it. just point and shoot with a reasonable temp range. They don't do them in pink which is a huge disappointment but the yellow ones seem the most popular. CB
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Old 22-03-2017, 10:13 PM   #17
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wonderful picky Laura. Such a sweetie.

A good accurate way to measure surface temps is with an IR thermometer. They are pretty cheap on Amazon or other well known sites - don't go for fancy as you wont need it. just point and shoot with a reasonable temp range. They don't do them in pink which is a huge disappointment but the yellow ones seem the most popular. CB
Thanks iv got a ir temp gun but just wondered how to measure temp at tortoise shell height also what temp should it be on surface under basking lamp
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Old 22-03-2017, 10:45 PM   #18
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I am always a little at odds with what other TK's say with their Horsfields. Ive had a little community of them for many many years and they've never been under a lamp (apart from two little rascals last year !) and have thrived outside and naturally hibernate. They could move out of a 42 degrees greenhouse (yesterday ) but don't but they seem to dilike the direct heat and will become lethargic or burrow. sooo...for all my tortoises under lamps I keep them around 26 - 29 and they are fine with that but others to keep them at optimum heat up to 32 degrees. So to answer your question top of shell (surface heat ) should be no more that 32 degrees but were he 26 - 29 degrees don't worry. Like us some of us love it hot others less so...! CB
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