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My little 'dude' Boney Earp

I did some quick research on the basic care when my neighbor had him to try to help her take proper care of him. Then I have researched more now that he is here in my house. I set up a closed chamber enclosure while he was warming up. I had a couple of issues with the temperature being too high...

It's unfortunately not bizarre where I live. If someone doesn't want an animal it is usually set out beside a road or in someone's yard. I've already contacted animal control due to the conditions her dogs are kept. But, the only requirements here are they have food, water, and a shelter. Unless...

Yes, I refused to take him when she no longer wanted him and a week later she left him in my yard.

My neighbor is a lot to handle to put it kindly. 'He's' so tiny!

My first little tort Artoo sadly did not live past 3 months of having him. He just never really started eating properly except sporadically he would eat a full meal. Then I got up one morning and he had passed at some point during the night. I wasn’t really planning on getting another tort for...

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Here are pics of his enclosure. There are a few things different now (I forgot I had these pics from 2ish weeks ago). The MVB and night lamp are now on stands and not sitting on top of the enclosure. There are 3 thermometer/hygrometers now. The rock in the middle has been replaced with a...

He is nearly a year old. He is bigger than he looks in the pics. He is super red/orange in person. He was a bit dull as a tiny baby but his colors are getting brighter the older he gets.

I water the plants in the enclosure with a watering can. Then I use a spray bottle and dampen the rest of the substrate. I don't mix in the water but I can. Temps are Warm side: 90F Cool side: 80F Under basking lamp: 95F Overnight min: 78F

Sure I will get some pictures of his tub and post them. Here is my BRB Gimlet

I’ve had my little Hermann’s for roughly 3 weeks. I have a question about the humidity level in his enclosure. He is in a 50 gallon rubbermaid tub and I have foil covering the top (except where his lights are). I use top soil, coconut coir, sphagnum moss and Jungle Earth substrate. The humidity...

Okay thank you! I will keep an eye on his weight. I do the soaking daily as is so I will keep doing that as well.

Sorry replied at the same time. His lights are on a 12 hour timer. I don't hover over him because I know how finicky reptiles can be in a new place. But is it going to hurt him not to eat for this long? Thank you for the suggestions I will accept and implement anything that will get him on...

I've only experienced urates with my other reptiles. And they were larger (I guess it would make sense that it be small since he is so small) and kind of powdery. I am mostly concerned with him not wanting to eat at all. I've checked and rechecked his parameters to make sure everything is...