You've received some excellent advice in this thread. All I can add is Happy Torting!
Baby Sulcata will probably not eat any weeds just yet. Read the care sheet and then do what it says. You wanna let your baby roam? Bad idea...you will eventually lose him to an untimely death or he takes off...so the aquarium is fine with me...you can cover the top and wet the orchid bark substrate and that would work while you try to tell your Dad what you seriously need.My dad said that we couldn’t get a fancy enclosure, and we are just going to stick with the 40 gallon one 😢😭. Sorry, that part isn’t up to me. Do you want me to just stop using my bulb in the meantime? And I have plenty of weeds in my backyard. Thank you!
Ok, so no dandelions or clover? If I don’t feed it that it will only be eating straight Roman lettuce. Or is the problem the fact that it might not eat the weeds, because Rosie loves them. What do you recommend feeding it? I am ordering grass sprouts right now.Baby Sulcata will probably not eat any weeds just yet. Read the care sheet and then do what it says. You wanna let your baby roam? Bad idea...you will eventually lose him to an untimely death or he takes off...so the aquarium is fine with me...you can cover the top and wet the orchid bark substrate and that would work while you try to tell your Dad what you seriously need.
Also, do you guys want me to still take it outside for natural sun, just like in a bin or something instead? Because it loves to explore outside and I feel bad.
Ok, so no dandelions or clover? If I don’t feed it that it will only be eating straight Roman lettuce. Or is the problem the fact that it might not eat the weeds, because Rosie loves them. What do you recommend feeding it? I am ordering grass sprouts right now.
I think what Maggie is referring to is that most breeders do not offer babies the right foods to start with. They just drop in some lettuce because it is easy. Babies started this way don't recognize weeds and grass as food, and it can take weeks or months of effort to get them eating the right foods.Ok, so no dandelions or clover? If I don’t feed it that it will only be eating straight Roman lettuce. Or is the problem the fact that it might not eat the weeds, because Rosie loves them. What do you recommend feeding it? I am ordering grass sprouts right now.
This is not weird. It is totally normal. Since the breeder failed to do it right, YOU will have to spend the time and effort to get your tortoise eating the right foods.The weird thing is, my baby tortoise will not eat a lot of things, but will eat almost anything that is like lettuce. This is because the person I got my tortoise from only fed it Romain, so it was the first time it has ever seen different food when I got it.
Try to find a hide she can completely go into. Could be a dark/solid (non translucent) colored Tupperware container with a hole cut in the side. Somewhere she can go where she can be completely out of site and in the dark. It will make her feel safer. You can also spray it with water and it will maintain humidity.I have finished the enclosure, except for the bulbs we need. We are just taking our time on that part to find the right one, and we still use the UV light as a heat source. The decorations are different, but I personally think it looks nice!
I am not recommending anything except to read the care sheet. It tells you exactly what it should/will eat. Get some spring mix and cut some up wiht your weeds.Ok, so no dandelions or clover? If I don’t feed it that it will only be eating straight Roman lettuce. Or is the problem the fact that it might not eat the weeds, because Rosie loves them. What do you recommend feeding it? I am ordering grass sprouts right now.
I have one of those in the corner. My tortoise sleeps in it every night, and sometimes goes in there during the day.Try to find a hide she can completely go into. Could be a dark/solid (non translucent) colored Tupperware container with a hole cut in the side. Somewhere she can go where she can be completely out of site and in the dark. It will make her feel safer. You can also spray it with water and it will maintain humidity.
If you search this forum for photos or enclosures or search “humor hide” you’ll see some examples.
Here are things to think about:
Exo Terra Reptile Cave, X-Large https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SLM5GWQ/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Or even like this, tho this won’t maintain humidity:
Flexible Wood Hideout - Extra... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083JPLRXS/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
I have read the sheet multiple times. I am sorry if I am making you upset in any way. I honestly just got kind of mixed up because people were saying different things to do and I was confused.I am not recommending anything except to read the care sheet. It tells you exactly what it should/will eat. Get some spring mix and cut some up wiht your weeds.
It's not really good to move a tortoise but. There's so many things familiar to the tortoise about what you're doing that I wonder. The same people. The same enclosure. Possibly you would be able to position the enclosure in a place similar to the position it usually sits in in the room. I have my tortoise's enclosure set up where he gets the morning sun all day through the window until about 3 pm. It's just my opinion that it helps him regulate his days. So if you could do something like that it might not be so disruptive to your torts schedule.We had to move my tortoises enclosure to my moms house for the week. Is this bad to do?
Ok, I feel like it will get use to the one week switch. It isn’t surrounded by much at either house so it is about the same.It's not really good to move a tortoise but. There's so many things familiar to the tortoise about what you're doing that I wonder. The same people. The same enclosure. Possibly you would be able to position the enclosure in a place similar to the position it usually sits in in the room. I have my tortoise's enclosure set up where he gets the morning sun all day through the window until about 3 pm. It's just my opinion that it helps him regulate his days. So if you could do something like that it might not be so disruptive to your torts schedule.