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Hello all,
I recently purchased an Eastern Hermann's tortoise. Ive had him for about a month now, he seems to be thriving well. Ive got him in a 30 gallon long aquarium for the time being as I'm in an apartment and moving to a house in a few months. He was about 2 1/2 weeks old when I got him. Ive been giving him a 20 minute soak in warm water about every other day. Ive got coco coir for substrate, some cat grass growing in the corner for shade and a water dish for him close to the basking spot to keep him warm. Im using a mvb bulb for heat/uvb and it keeps it about 90-95 in the basking spot and all the way down to 73 in the coolest spot in the shade. There is a humid hide for him close to the basking spot half buried under the substrate which he checks out regularly, although he preferd to burough. I use about 16 ounces of water to mist the enclosure every evening and plan to mix the substrate every few weeks to keep it moist all around. Also Ive got flat rocks and a few hermit crab pieces of wood for decoration. My two questions are, one is there any improvements i can/should make, and two how long will this enclosure be suitable, ie how fast will my new addition grow?
I recently purchased an Eastern Hermann's tortoise. Ive had him for about a month now, he seems to be thriving well. Ive got him in a 30 gallon long aquarium for the time being as I'm in an apartment and moving to a house in a few months. He was about 2 1/2 weeks old when I got him. Ive been giving him a 20 minute soak in warm water about every other day. Ive got coco coir for substrate, some cat grass growing in the corner for shade and a water dish for him close to the basking spot to keep him warm. Im using a mvb bulb for heat/uvb and it keeps it about 90-95 in the basking spot and all the way down to 73 in the coolest spot in the shade. There is a humid hide for him close to the basking spot half buried under the substrate which he checks out regularly, although he preferd to burough. I use about 16 ounces of water to mist the enclosure every evening and plan to mix the substrate every few weeks to keep it moist all around. Also Ive got flat rocks and a few hermit crab pieces of wood for decoration. My two questions are, one is there any improvements i can/should make, and two how long will this enclosure be suitable, ie how fast will my new addition grow?