Tatiana Velez
New Member
Hello Fellow tort lovers , my name is Tatiana . Im a brand new tort owner. My tortoise name is Lio he's a very cute and small Red Foot. This is my first time having a tort , and Ive fell in love with him or her, still don't know how to tell , still learning. I got him January 2nd , I've tried a few enclosures and I just can't find the perfect fit , I read many things online but just don't know what works for him. I started off with a fish tank but I didn't like it because he tried to bomb his head on the glass and I felt that was cruel for him, then I tried a cement container but I needed something more sturdy , so I bought the zoomed tort enclosure , made out of wood. I've always had forest floor mulch , also I have a UV light and two bulbs , one basking light from zoomed at 100w and one ceramic heat lamp , I keep the uv on for half a day and the heat lamp stays on all day , also the basking bulb only stays on morning then off at night . I have 3 plant pot plates , two for water and one for food. I give him lettuce once a day . but I always bring him to the lettuce and water because he loves to hide under his hide away , I also put a calcium block , that he nipples on sometimes. the humidity is usually always 40 and the temp is always around 80-85 F . I also have a repti fogger that I just started using once a day for 30 minutes, I feel that the ,mulch gets very dry and not moist at it was before , I do keep the enclosure open because the lights . He's eyes have been a little watery and I'm worried he's sick but he breathes just fine and eats and drinks water , personally him trying to eat lettuce is the cutest thing to me . he also has gotten 3 wet dots that has appeared within the last two months , its hard not soft , he does get distressed when I try to touch it though, I'm worried about my baby and I would love any help or tips on how to make his environment better with food , enclosure temp exc.. please help!!
