Hi!
I have just collected 2 tortoises and I am overjoyed! I was given them by a friend who could no longer look after them but I felt very ill prepared!
Been to the reptile shop to get advice and before they moved in managed the following set up:
-Tort table (approx 4ft by 2ft)
-Corn cob substrate
-Heat lamp (which the guy told me has built in UV combination bulb)
-Small dish of water
-Heat mat attached to the top of their hide.
I put out a small dish of kale and broccoli in the mornings, bathe them briefly and plan to soak them once a week. They also seem to love grapes which I have given them once as a treat
I caught them eating the corncob bedding which I read is dangerous so have switched this for hemp bedding (since read that this can be dangerous too - finally bought some CoCo Coir which I am going to switch in the morning).
Is there anything else I can do for my babies? They are 2 x males, 6/7 years old so I am told.
I plan on taking them to the vet for a health check ASAP. They seem happy, and I am taking my best care of them (think they’re in a better situation than they were before).
I am also SO paranoid about them getting cold - it can get quite cold on my room but have been putting the heating on extra recently - accidentally left it on overnight tonight which is why I am awake at 4:30am (and now worrying about them over heating)
Any advice will be greatly appreciated and taken on board
With love,
From a very anxious new tortoise mum! X
I have just collected 2 tortoises and I am overjoyed! I was given them by a friend who could no longer look after them but I felt very ill prepared!
Been to the reptile shop to get advice and before they moved in managed the following set up:
-Tort table (approx 4ft by 2ft)
-Corn cob substrate
-Heat lamp (which the guy told me has built in UV combination bulb)
-Small dish of water
-Heat mat attached to the top of their hide.
I put out a small dish of kale and broccoli in the mornings, bathe them briefly and plan to soak them once a week. They also seem to love grapes which I have given them once as a treat
I caught them eating the corncob bedding which I read is dangerous so have switched this for hemp bedding (since read that this can be dangerous too - finally bought some CoCo Coir which I am going to switch in the morning).
Is there anything else I can do for my babies? They are 2 x males, 6/7 years old so I am told.
I plan on taking them to the vet for a health check ASAP. They seem happy, and I am taking my best care of them (think they’re in a better situation than they were before).
I am also SO paranoid about them getting cold - it can get quite cold on my room but have been putting the heating on extra recently - accidentally left it on overnight tonight which is why I am awake at 4:30am (and now worrying about them over heating)
Any advice will be greatly appreciated and taken on board
With love,
From a very anxious new tortoise mum! X