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They are beautiful! I love seeing them eating with such enthusiasm!
One of the two happiest sights for a tort owner — when your tort eats. [emoji173]️ (The other is when he/she poops[emoji23])
That`s right !One of the two happiest sights for a tort owner — when your tort eats. [emoji173]️ (The other is when he/she poops[emoji23])
Thank you very much Karen. I hope they are growing with such enthusiasm too.They are beautiful! I love seeing them eating with such enthusiasm!
Thank you very much for your answer. It was very helpful for me. Although I couldn`t keep my tortoises outside now I will try to copy as best as I can temps and humidity how you told me in the indoor enclosure of my little tortoises.Hello Aldabraman, would you please be so kind and tell me in which temps and humidity you raise your young aldabra tortoises when they are a few months old?
@Bee62 from Germany
~ Once they reach about 4" (about five months old at our program) we release them into our back yard. They are free to roam, browse, thermal regulate, etc. at will. We typically see them come out from the bushes as the sun comes up and go browse until the temperatures get too high, then then go back into the bushes. They then come out again and do the same as in the late afternoon until the sun starts to go down, when they go back to the bushes until the sun comes up in the morning. (Note: our adults basically do the same patterns)
~ The temperatures are generally above 90f at the high point and usually in the low 70's at night. If the temps go below 70f at this age we bring them inside for this time, always keeping them about 70f. Humidity has ranges between 60% and up to 100%.
~ This is a yearing @ 6". Diet totally all wild and natural, natural sunshine & many shade options (self thermal regulation), ample space for high exercise levels and water always available.
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Yes, they are. THANK YOU !So special!!!!
Hmmmm yummy yummy yummy. Ma and Mo are both looking really good.New food today for Ma & Mo. Watermelon.
Yummy treat they seem to say although Mo was skeptical the first time.
Ma testing the new food. Eatable or not ???
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Yes, the food seem to be eatable for Ma.
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Ma on the left side, Mo right.
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They are adorable.