Gembolina
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- May 20, 2016
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Good Evening all,
First apologies as I am completely new to the tortoise world
I have bought my first Hermanns tortoise, Shelby, he/she is 9 months old and just lovely. Firstly, the day I picked up (Thursday) he had a wee in the container that he came home in, it looked like quite a lot for such a small thing and the creamy substance was present as well as liquid... I have bathed him each evening and he has not had another wee since bath time Thursday evening. Could this be a problem? How long can they go without having one??
Secondly, the place I bought him from advised not to put water in with him as they said he would wee in it then drink it and make himself poorly (hence the daily bathing!), they also said he would store enough water from the foods I give him to stop him becoming dehydrated... everything I have read since then believes me to think that he should have some water available in his tabletop... The other thing they weren't keen on was me NOT buying a viv for him with him being so small..
I'm also worried about the temp, I'm aiming for 32c under the lamp which we are pretty much staying at most of the time but.. he seems to be burying just outside of the main circle of heat at night time, I wonder if this is usual?
I'm so confused and worried I've done/ am doing the wrong thing/s, any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Gemma
First apologies as I am completely new to the tortoise world
I have bought my first Hermanns tortoise, Shelby, he/she is 9 months old and just lovely. Firstly, the day I picked up (Thursday) he had a wee in the container that he came home in, it looked like quite a lot for such a small thing and the creamy substance was present as well as liquid... I have bathed him each evening and he has not had another wee since bath time Thursday evening. Could this be a problem? How long can they go without having one??
Secondly, the place I bought him from advised not to put water in with him as they said he would wee in it then drink it and make himself poorly (hence the daily bathing!), they also said he would store enough water from the foods I give him to stop him becoming dehydrated... everything I have read since then believes me to think that he should have some water available in his tabletop... The other thing they weren't keen on was me NOT buying a viv for him with him being so small..
I'm also worried about the temp, I'm aiming for 32c under the lamp which we are pretty much staying at most of the time but.. he seems to be burying just outside of the main circle of heat at night time, I wonder if this is usual?
I'm so confused and worried I've done/ am doing the wrong thing/s, any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Gemma