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🐢 Wiggle Gallery 🐢

I have a tortoise named Wiggle!

I got her as a hatchling July 24, 2016
She is a Hermann's tortoise
She was named after my turtwig in Pokemon Platinum
She is perfect

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Want to know more? Below is all of the information on her care.

Enclosure Features

Substrate is a mix of topsoil and coco coir.
UVB light via T5 10.0 HO bulb mounted ~20" above substrate.
Light turns on at 9:30AM and off at 9:30PM.
"Warm" side heated with 2 heat lamps and covered with insulated quilted blanket.
"Cool" side controlled with 1 heat lamp + dimmer.
Chicken wire + anti-cat mats for cat-proofing.

Enclosure Map

Blue letters indicate spots to take temperatures.
Red circles indicate heat lamps.
Grey objects are rocks for her to climb on.
Target Temperatures are as follows.
A, B: 65-75F
C, D: 75-85F
E, F: 75-85F
G: 95-100F [Basking Spot]
Real temperature readings included in a table below to track whether the enclosure is properly meeting her needs.

Temperature Readings

Date	Time	A (65-75F)	B (65-75F)	C (75-85F)	D (75-85F)	E (75-85F)	F (75-85F)	G (95-100F)
April 28, 2025	6:15PM	77F	69F	75F	87F	78F	77F	96F

Weekly Care Calendar

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	Full body soak Feed with occasional multivitamin dust		Feed with calcium dust	Feed	Feed with calcium dust	Feed

Typical Diet

Store Bought (majority)	Garden Grown (supplementary)	Occasional Treats
Spring mix (no spinach) Collard greens Mint Dill Basil Dandelion greens	Mint Oregano Thyme (but she never eats it) Lavender Rose petals	Sprouts Raspberry Carrot

🐢 Current UVB bulb installed 10/6/24. 🐢