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Hey everyone
Yesterday i shipped off my redfoot to his new home in sarasota FL and today i received my hatchling hermann from GBtortoises! I cant believe how small he is! I have a few questions though about hatchling care:
1. Humidity: What do you feel is the optimal humidity level for hatchlings?
2. Substrate: He's not in the main table yet because he's to tiny so he's in a Rubbermaid bin with coir substrate but every time he gets out of the water it sticks allover him including his head and eyes. I have cyprus mulch and a coir mix in the table, should i put cyprus in with this little guy?
3. Food: Any thing different from adults?
4. General knowledge tips? I spent a lot of time,effort, and resources planning for the well being of these tortoises and i don't want my first hatchling to be a failure! Anything you wish you knew when you had hermann hatchlings for the first time?
Thanks for all the help
-Nick
Yesterday i shipped off my redfoot to his new home in sarasota FL and today i received my hatchling hermann from GBtortoises! I cant believe how small he is! I have a few questions though about hatchling care:
1. Humidity: What do you feel is the optimal humidity level for hatchlings?
2. Substrate: He's not in the main table yet because he's to tiny so he's in a Rubbermaid bin with coir substrate but every time he gets out of the water it sticks allover him including his head and eyes. I have cyprus mulch and a coir mix in the table, should i put cyprus in with this little guy?
3. Food: Any thing different from adults?
4. General knowledge tips? I spent a lot of time,effort, and resources planning for the well being of these tortoises and i don't want my first hatchling to be a failure! Anything you wish you knew when you had hermann hatchlings for the first time?
Thanks for all the help
-Nick