I have been reading a few weeks but just joined. Greetings to all,
I am the new guardian of a baby marginated tortoise. S/he (not sexed yet) was hatched on May 15, 2012 so is about 10 months old. He has been living with me for about a month. He came from a very reputable reptile shop. He has a nice, large habitat with a shredded bark substrate, hiding cave, stones to walk over, a couple of cactus plants, a water bath/drinking source with a couple of steps he can walk down to.
I am feeding him mixed organic greens, dandelion greens, occasional bit of kale daily. Every couple of days he gets a tortoise pellet (Mazuri) softened in water. Every 2 days his food is dusted with calcium, one a week with a multivit. He has a combo lamp which is about at 90 degrees F.
He spends most of his time buried down in the substrate. Every couple of days he eats all his food. In between he eats some. Once in awhile he eats pretty well none. I then give him a small bath, he poops and then will eat the next day. I am not finding poop in the habitat although it is large compared to him and maybe it is buried. He seems a bit skittish but likes when I tickle under his neck.
Does this behaviour sound okay? We live in Toronto so he is indoors.
Thanks.
I am the new guardian of a baby marginated tortoise. S/he (not sexed yet) was hatched on May 15, 2012 so is about 10 months old. He has been living with me for about a month. He came from a very reputable reptile shop. He has a nice, large habitat with a shredded bark substrate, hiding cave, stones to walk over, a couple of cactus plants, a water bath/drinking source with a couple of steps he can walk down to.
I am feeding him mixed organic greens, dandelion greens, occasional bit of kale daily. Every couple of days he gets a tortoise pellet (Mazuri) softened in water. Every 2 days his food is dusted with calcium, one a week with a multivit. He has a combo lamp which is about at 90 degrees F.
He spends most of his time buried down in the substrate. Every couple of days he eats all his food. In between he eats some. Once in awhile he eats pretty well none. I then give him a small bath, he poops and then will eat the next day. I am not finding poop in the habitat although it is large compared to him and maybe it is buried. He seems a bit skittish but likes when I tickle under his neck.
Does this behaviour sound okay? We live in Toronto so he is indoors.
Thanks.