Hello everyone. Thank you very much for accepting me on this forum.
Two days ago arrived at my home 3 sulcata sulcatas that I bought and thank you immensely if you can help me.
Although I bought them from a responsible breeder, I do not think they were well packaged because they came in a plastic box with nothing to protect them from the bumps of the trip, and they did not come with blankets of heat to protect them from the cold.
Although not too cold, the temperature here is on average 75F in the day and 60F at night, but I still think it is too cold for them.In addition, since I had no arrival forecast, I prepared the turtle table a bit in a hurry and used universal substrate, sand and hay as the final substrate.
I also put two boxes as shelter with sphagnum moss moist inside and a UVB lamp and another lamp of ceramic heat.I'm worried because they spend most of their time sleeping, eating little or nothing, and they also move very little.As food I have given them some wild herbs and plants that I have harvested in a garden, besides watercress, courgette, aloe vera that I sprinkle with vitamins. I also put worming in the water, but they drink little or nothing.
Although I have researched a lot about caring for turtles, I now see that theory is nothing without practice.
Please, could you help me? These little turtles have already conquered the affection of the whole family and we want nothing to happen to them.
Many thanks and best wishes to all.
Two days ago arrived at my home 3 sulcata sulcatas that I bought and thank you immensely if you can help me.
Although I bought them from a responsible breeder, I do not think they were well packaged because they came in a plastic box with nothing to protect them from the bumps of the trip, and they did not come with blankets of heat to protect them from the cold.
Although not too cold, the temperature here is on average 75F in the day and 60F at night, but I still think it is too cold for them.In addition, since I had no arrival forecast, I prepared the turtle table a bit in a hurry and used universal substrate, sand and hay as the final substrate.
I also put two boxes as shelter with sphagnum moss moist inside and a UVB lamp and another lamp of ceramic heat.I'm worried because they spend most of their time sleeping, eating little or nothing, and they also move very little.As food I have given them some wild herbs and plants that I have harvested in a garden, besides watercress, courgette, aloe vera that I sprinkle with vitamins. I also put worming in the water, but they drink little or nothing.
Although I have researched a lot about caring for turtles, I now see that theory is nothing without practice.
Please, could you help me? These little turtles have already conquered the affection of the whole family and we want nothing to happen to them.
Many thanks and best wishes to all.