Please can someone help I have a 5 month old spur thighed called Charlie he as a baby has uv light and heat lamp and is growing beautifully. But I have just bought a female hermanns who is 5 1/2 years old and came with just a normal lightbulb that the previous owner only put on for a couple of hours at night. I'm sure she needs something more but because I have never had an adult torty before I am just checking please can someone help me I only want the best for Georgie

Thanks

Hi
Georgie is still a juvenile so needs UV and heat, the combined lamps work well are a easy to use. Torts do not need lighting at night, so he needs the same routine as you do for your little one, can you confirm what you do? Your new tort has to be kept in quarentine, preferably for 18 months or more so they cannot be put together, are they seperate? What sort of set up do you have?
Will wait for your reply to this post and then we can go from there.
Sorry for questions but they help min replying

HTH
Jane

THanks for your reply I went and bought Georgie a whole new set up today new viv new lights and uv light new everything. They are kept separately and I use a seperate bath for them and wash their food bowls seperately She is in a 3ft viv with heat light and uv light I have put her on zoo med substrate today also because she was just on paper

Thankyou so much

Chermaine

Hi Chermaine
That is good that you have thought to keep them seperate. The best set-up you can put the torts in is an open top pen, 50% sand soil mix. Viv's do not give good ventilaton or the chance for the tort to go to a cool area when needed. Can you return the viv and get a refund?
Have a read of the care sheets opposite which give you good guidance on tortoise habitat. I always say to new owners to try and replicate the wild as much as possible in captivity.
Jane