I'm glad you found this forum, because was sure glad I did. And just like almost everyone else said, following Tom's advice will certainly ensure your baby grows up healthy and beautiful. I've said this to others and I'll say it again...my tort was kept on hay with no water bowl and 2 low watt, curly (always get straight or bulb shaped bulbs) heat and UVB bulbs. I don't know how he survived to be a yr. Everything I read on other online sites was the exact opposite of what the forum members taught me. I also give my tort prickly pear cactus leaf, yellow pepper, and radishes.