It's a mix of sphagnum soil with some mulch. The humidity stays between 75 and 85 most of the time, plus he'll is go and sit in his water bowl several times a day :)
I haven't posted anything in a while, but wanted to share an update on Rascal tonight! We've been weighing him weekly, and tonight he weighed 200g! He was about 50g when we got him in August!! Our little guy is doing great :D Looking back at pictures of him from when we first got him, I can't...
I do have two dogs, but they have never been close to him. At the front of his carapace it's almost like a crease, and it's been like that since we got him. The enclosure has a lid and I keep it half open half closed. Inside his hide it's always above 80% humidity, but the uncovered side can...
Thank you so much for the help! I'll try the polysporin since I can get that easily, and hopefully it works! I haven't noticed any changes in behavior, so hopefully it will clear up!
I noticed this morning that Rascals shell looks kind of like it's peeling? He's almost two months old, and I've had him for almost 3 weeks. He's enclosure has a humid hide box, and sphagnum moss mixed with mulch for his substrate. The humidity is between 70% and 90%, and the temperature is 75 to...
We've had Rascal for about a week now, and he's doing great! He's eating great, different grasses, weeds, greens, and squash. He sleeps a lot, but when he gets outside he's very active. We soak him twice a day, and keep the humidity between 75 and 90. He gets lots of sun too! We added sphagnum...
Hi, I'm a new tortoise mom :) My boyfriend brought me home a beautiful 5 week old Sulcata this week! I've been researching tortoises for a while, a found that the Sulcatas were my favorites! After interacting with 4 full grown Sulcatas in Destin, FL I knew I was in love! We had planned on...