Hello,
Very excited to be a new member of this wonderful forum that has offered me such valuable information over the past two months of research.
My baby Hermann's tortoise, Leonardo, arrived today and I am so unbelievably in love. Also, a bit nervous as a beginner reptile/tortoise owner.
Once Leo arrived I gave him a good soak for about 20 minutes, during this time he drank and to my surprise, pooped. After his soak I immediately placed him in his new forever home, as shown below. Basking temperatures stay at around 93/94 degrees, humidity is regulated at 70%-80%, and the cold side doesn't go below 77 degrees.
After munching on some romain lettuce, baby bok choy, hibiscus, and carrots he climbed all over his new home for around 8 hours. I fed him dinner at around 7pm that consisted of dandelion, clover, hibiscus leaves, and a baby tortoise food pellet and he fell asleep shortly afterwards.
Am I missing anything? Also there was no information sent with him about his hatching dates. I am unsure of how old he is exactly. He is about 2.5" in length.
All tips/tricks/suggestions/constructive criticism is very much welcome and appreciated. I have had an unexplainable love for turtles and tortoises for so long and want nothing more than for Leo to strive and be my lifelong friend.
Thank you,
KayLeo7
Very excited to be a new member of this wonderful forum that has offered me such valuable information over the past two months of research.
My baby Hermann's tortoise, Leonardo, arrived today and I am so unbelievably in love. Also, a bit nervous as a beginner reptile/tortoise owner.
Once Leo arrived I gave him a good soak for about 20 minutes, during this time he drank and to my surprise, pooped. After his soak I immediately placed him in his new forever home, as shown below. Basking temperatures stay at around 93/94 degrees, humidity is regulated at 70%-80%, and the cold side doesn't go below 77 degrees.
After munching on some romain lettuce, baby bok choy, hibiscus, and carrots he climbed all over his new home for around 8 hours. I fed him dinner at around 7pm that consisted of dandelion, clover, hibiscus leaves, and a baby tortoise food pellet and he fell asleep shortly afterwards.
Am I missing anything? Also there was no information sent with him about his hatching dates. I am unsure of how old he is exactly. He is about 2.5" in length.
All tips/tricks/suggestions/constructive criticism is very much welcome and appreciated. I have had an unexplainable love for turtles and tortoises for so long and want nothing more than for Leo to strive and be my lifelong friend.
Thank you,
KayLeo7