Babypetch
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hi everyone! I'm new here and a new horsfield tortoise mummy. I'd just like some advice that I'm doing everything ok for my little guy!
So blastoise (my tortoise) is about a year old, I know vivs are not good for tortoises but I am waiting on a tortoise table to be delivered for him. His viv is 3ft so rather a lot bigger than he is, he has a hide and water and food bowl. He has a very good appetite and I'm currently feeding him mixtures of watercress, rocket, chicory, romaine lettuce, is this ok? Also I haven't ever seen him in his water bowl but I bathe him everyday for about 15-20mins even though he doesn't really like it! He has a uv bulb and a heat/light bulb and the temps read at about 28-35 at the hot end and 21-24 at the cool end, is this ok? Also I have a thermostat for the bulb but it's an on/off one so it is constantly on and off all day and my lil man doesn't seem bothered by it, I put calcium dust on his food every other day, when I got him and picked him up he used to hide in his shell but now he doesn't seem to do it as much,
Is this him getting used to me? I just really hope I'm doing all I can for him, also he doesn't seem to wake up for a while in the mornings so I wake him up and put him under his light, then he will sit there for a while then eat then sleep for a bit, when's he's up his very lively, is it normal for him to sleep during the day and burrow himself in his substrate? Also for his substrate I've used some soil mixed with sand and some pellets on top of that, he just looks so sad I know tortoises don't have expressions but I want him to be the happiest he can be! Is it bette to use a dimming thermostat rather than a on/off one? Thanks guys x
So blastoise (my tortoise) is about a year old, I know vivs are not good for tortoises but I am waiting on a tortoise table to be delivered for him. His viv is 3ft so rather a lot bigger than he is, he has a hide and water and food bowl. He has a very good appetite and I'm currently feeding him mixtures of watercress, rocket, chicory, romaine lettuce, is this ok? Also I haven't ever seen him in his water bowl but I bathe him everyday for about 15-20mins even though he doesn't really like it! He has a uv bulb and a heat/light bulb and the temps read at about 28-35 at the hot end and 21-24 at the cool end, is this ok? Also I have a thermostat for the bulb but it's an on/off one so it is constantly on and off all day and my lil man doesn't seem bothered by it, I put calcium dust on his food every other day, when I got him and picked him up he used to hide in his shell but now he doesn't seem to do it as much,
Is this him getting used to me? I just really hope I'm doing all I can for him, also he doesn't seem to wake up for a while in the mornings so I wake him up and put him under his light, then he will sit there for a while then eat then sleep for a bit, when's he's up his very lively, is it normal for him to sleep during the day and burrow himself in his substrate? Also for his substrate I've used some soil mixed with sand and some pellets on top of that, he just looks so sad I know tortoises don't have expressions but I want him to be the happiest he can be! Is it bette to use a dimming thermostat rather than a on/off one? Thanks guys x