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Old 21-07-2008, 09:44 AM
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forgive me if this seems like I haven't read the posts correctly, but there have been a number of questions unanswered

How many torts are kept in the viv?
Do they only stay in the viv at night or is the viv moved into the heated conservatory with the torts in it?
are they all the same species?
are they all the same size?
what are the dimensions of the viv, apart from being 2ft?
what is the temp gradient in the viv?
what is the temp in the conservatory?

a lot of questions I know but makes answering your problem a lot easier
hi just to clear this up
there are two torts in the viv
they are only in their at night nd duing day wondering around the conservertory
they are all the same species
and the male is slighly smaller than the female
the dimensions are 2 x 1 x 18in - l x w x d
the temp is 3o dgrees under the spot lamp
and the temp in the conservatory is about 20 - 30 degrees with logs and other bits and peices for shelter/ shade
the substrate in the viv is about 3 inches deep.

hope this can help solve the problem of to see the vet later on.
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Old 21-07-2008, 09:48 AM
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The viv is definately not the problem if you are using it at night for 2 tortoises.

Are you in the UK?

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hi just to clear this up
there are two torts in the viv
they are only in their at night nd duing day wondering around the conservertory
they are all the same species
and the male is slighly smaller than the female
the dimensions are 2 x 1 x 18in - l x w x d
the temp is 3o dgrees under the spot lamp
and the temp in the conservatory is about 20 - 30 degrees with logs and other bits and peices for shelter/ shade
the substrate in the viv is about 3 inches deep.

hope this can help solve the problem of to see the vet later on.
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Old 21-07-2008, 10:06 AM
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yes i am
about 10 miles from southampton
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another reason to keep torts OUT of vivs
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Old 21-07-2008, 11:37 AM
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mate, it will just be so much easier if you bought an indoor rabbit cage for £30 from pets at home, will give better ventilation, better heat graduation, and you could use the viv for something that they were designed for like a corn snake
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Old 21-07-2008, 12:17 PM
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mate, it will just be so much easier if you bought an indoor rabbit cage for £30 from pets at home, will give better ventilation, better heat graduation, and you could use the viv for something that they were designed for like a corn snake
yer cheers andy i feel that i have the ousing arrangements all completely wrong thanks for all your help just gona and bought a indoor rabbit hutch aswell as a stand to hang my heat lamp but going to vets later on to make sure there is nothing else that could be wrong with her.

thanks again to everyone for their help
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Old 21-07-2008, 12:31 PM
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yer cheers andy i feel that i have the ousing arrangements all completely wrong thanks for all your help just gona and bought a indoor rabbit hutch aswell as a stand to hang my heat lamp but going to vets later on to make sure there is nothing else that could be wrong with her.

thanks again to everyone for their help

Where do you take her?
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there is an excellant rep vet in andover, if you dont have one already that is
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Old 21-07-2008, 01:54 PM
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i take her to my local vets because theres the main vet who nows quite alot about tortoises but then if he dosent know whats wrong or it is serios i will take her to a reptile vet in havant
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cool, so long as your sorted, its hard to find good tort vets isnt it
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