Hinged backed tortoise

by Sharon
(Wisconsin)

I just purchased a hinged backed tortoise from a pet store and he has been in my

home a week and hasn't eaten....I have now taken him out of the plastic containers
I had put together and screened him in on my kitchen floor near the steam heat.
It is 80 in the kitchen is that too cold? I have UVB and UVA lighting...do I need a
heat lamp

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May 06, 2011
Hinged Back Tortoise
by: Shelly

Here is some great information on the care of a hinged back tortoise.

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/ckinixys.html

Keep it slow and steady.

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