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Monitor temperatures on a regular
basis especially throughout the colder months.
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Give your tortoise access to
outdoors, natural sunlight or UVB heat lamps.
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Allow females access to nesting
mounds and keep aggressive males separated from females to avoid
stress.
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Make sure your tortoise enclosures
are secure.
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Supervise young children when they
are around your tortoise.
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Use an appropriate substrate for
your tortoises (e.g. sand and soil mix)
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Bath your tortoise's two or three
times a week as it helps to keep them hydrated.
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Monitor your tortoise’s growth by
recording their calculated weight to length ratio every 2-4
weeks.
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Change your UVB lamps every 6-8
months as their quality degrades over time.
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Clean your tortoise table /
enclosure out every 10-14 days.
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Have your tortoise checked for
worms / parasites at least twice a year.
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Provide fresh clean drinking water
on a daily basis.
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Hibernate all Mediterranean
tortoises unless they are sick.
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Feed your tortoise a natural diet
comprising of weeds and flowers.
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Use a calcium supplement on their
food daily.
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Mix species of tortoises.
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Allow other pets into the vicinity of your
tortoises.
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Drop your tortoise as it can kill it.
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Bath your tortoise in hot water, only luke
warm water.
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Hibernate your tortoises if they are poorly.
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Mow your garden until you're sure your
tortoises are locked away.
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Allow your tortoise to freeze.
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Overfeed your tortoises. A slow growth is
best.
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Overcrowd your tortoises.
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Constantly handle your tortoises as they can
get stressed.
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Leave your tortoise in a damp cold
environment.
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Prevent a healthy tortoise from hibernating.
Hibernation is an important part of their biological process.
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Rub oil or drill holes in your tortoises
shell.
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Keep your tortoise permanently indoors. Allow
access to outdoors during warm weather.
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Feed your tortoise sugary fruits or cat and
dog food.
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