16-03-2015, 10:52 PM | #1 |
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Meet Phillip my new tort! Plus questions.
Hey everybody I'm Luke and I have just become owner of Phillip an 8 month old Spur thighed tortoise I've only had him for 2 days and he already seems full of character~
Now some quick questions if anyone can help: -Is it normal for him to spend multiple hours just sitting under his lamp? -he hasn't figured out where his hide/bed is yet, is there a way to help him with that? -and finally, I found him upside down in his water dish earlier and scared me half to death, I've now changed the dish but I was wondering how long he would've lasted in that situation? Awesome thanks guys |
17-03-2015, 04:54 PM | #2 |
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hi there,he may be spending a lot of time under the lamp because he's not warm enough,do you have a thermometer?
a shallow water dish big enough for him to get in is ok. when lighting and heating is adequate,and once settled in he should be stomping around,good luck. |
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17-03-2015, 09:51 PM | #4 |
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Welcome to Phillip!
My personal opinion is that 32C is a bare minimum and sometimes a tort will sit under the lamp for long periods just to keep adequately warm. If you raise the temperature at the hotspot a few degrees no harm will result (in my experience) but there must be space for the tortoise to move away from the heat. This might result in more activity.
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