normal baby sulcata shell color???

[samiburke]

okay i have a baby sulcata and he acts normal and everything but his shell is a little soft but thts cuz hes a baby, but is it supposed to be a yellowy color? the rings and markings are brown and his skin looks normal or i dont know what color is normal. so a little help would ne nice just so i know hes okay, like i said he acts and eats normal.

 

[qixer01]

A picture would help a lot.

 

[samiburke]

this is my little guy does he look healthy???

 

[qixer01]

He looks very healthy to me. Looks just like mine did when they were that size. Shell looks nice and smooth also. Make sure to keep him/her hydrated.

 

[samiburke]

you have no idea how happy that made me feel. i had a hydration box for him but never crawled in it. i spry him with warm mist throughout the day and soak him about twice for half hour each, not to mention his own little water pool to go in. i make sure it is warm and spray his enclosure to keep it moist in there and dampedn his mulch every now and then. is this okay or should i do something more often??? also how often should i feed him??? i feed him once to twice a day depending on how much i give him the first time but whenever i hold him or have him near me he opend and closes his mouth alot, like he hungry so i give hm a little more food, is tht normal or is something wrong with him??? also thank you so much

 

[Baoh]

His coloration is typical. There are multiple ways to manage water. I have enclosures set up such that there is always live growth available should the younger tortoises want to partake between designated feedings, which tend to occur twice a day when inside.

 

[samiburke]

okay, is there such a thing as too much water for babies??? i hear that they can get respiration problem if you give them too much water...is this true and if so hoe will i know how much water to give him, or how often to soak him or spray him???

 

[tyrs4u]

Extremely cute and healthy looking. Mist twice a day, and minimum twenty minute morning soak. Long the better, I notice by the forty five minute marker they finally relieve themselves... So to make sure they are going number one and two, I just soak them a little longer. They haven't minded at all. They look forward to it every morning... ;-)

 

[Jacob]

Looks Great, Congrats.
Not every sulcata will be the same exact color, since so many are out there

 

[Tom]

I think everything you are doing sounds great. Usually once a day soaking is enough, but twice won't hurt anything. He does look totally normal to me too. I spray my hatchlings at least 3 or 4 times a day, but sometimes 10 times a day. I put down a big pile of food in the morning and if its gone pretty quick I'll give them another pile in the afternoon.

 

[drgnfly2265]

Lookin healthy and very cute!

 

[jason g.]

Looks very cute and normal but there colors differ for sure rod don't even look the same at all.

when I 1st got him.

2 months later he looks like a totally different tort.

 

[dmmj]

A little late to the conversation, but he looks great to me.

 

[jason g.]

Yeah my phone is giving me hell cause the weather. It will still be there tomorrow for them to see. Just thought it might help to see a 2 month progression.