Hello,
I am new to posting to the forum. I have had a couple of tortoises (I think Hermann?) for about 8 years and am constantly surprised by how much that I don’t know. I use this forum and the tortoise table diet info often. Quick history: we mistakenly acquired two tortoises, a male and female, and realized our mistake after about 8 months. They now have two different outdoor enclosures. They were only together this year for a couple of minutes while cleaning their enclosure. She has laid a bunch of eggs this year (3 times as many than ever before), buried them and to my surprise, we have two hatchlings today. I’m not prepared honestly. This is a temporary situation until my husband can build something this weekend. I am giving them partial sun today and have a reptile heating pad for tonight. I am about to soak them. Is the potting soil a decent substrate for a couple of days? What is the best substrate for them? I have proper vitamins for them that I give to my adults. Food is tricky this year because of the extreme heat, most of our tortoise plants died and I am having to supplement often with supermarket items. Any advice is appreciated about their care, thank you in advance
I am new to posting to the forum. I have had a couple of tortoises (I think Hermann?) for about 8 years and am constantly surprised by how much that I don’t know. I use this forum and the tortoise table diet info often. Quick history: we mistakenly acquired two tortoises, a male and female, and realized our mistake after about 8 months. They now have two different outdoor enclosures. They were only together this year for a couple of minutes while cleaning their enclosure. She has laid a bunch of eggs this year (3 times as many than ever before), buried them and to my surprise, we have two hatchlings today. I’m not prepared honestly. This is a temporary situation until my husband can build something this weekend. I am giving them partial sun today and have a reptile heating pad for tonight. I am about to soak them. Is the potting soil a decent substrate for a couple of days? What is the best substrate for them? I have proper vitamins for them that I give to my adults. Food is tricky this year because of the extreme heat, most of our tortoise plants died and I am having to supplement often with supermarket items. Any advice is appreciated about their care, thank you in advance