Lighting/heating Marginated Tortoise

[Shelly2015]

I have recently acquired a marginated tortoise and am wondering does anyone have tips for lighting and heating of her tortoise table?

[Nina]

Hi Shelly,

Many thanks for contacting us, and congratulations on getting your marginated tortoise (they are a lovely species)!
For a start, have a read of this care sheet for that species (see link below), and then let us know if you still have questions (I think -- and hope -- that you will, because we all have loads of questions about tortoise care, but it's probably best to read the fundamentals first).

The main things regarding lighting and heating are to get the temperature directly under the heat source, at the height of the tortoise's shell, correct, and to get a good source of UVB, and there is a good section in the care sheet about lighting and heating for this species.
https://www.tortoise-protection-group.o ... 014New.pdf

Nina