Read and follow the care advice given on this sheet and things should turn around:Perfect many thanks, any recomendations for a good light?
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...
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Here are some immediate problems I see:
1. The cfl bulb is an ineffective UV source and possibly damaging too. The tortoise may have a D3 deficiency if you have not been taking it outside for sunshine. This could lead to metabolic bone disease which could explain the jaw problem.
2. The enclosure is much too small. You need at least 122cm x 61cm for a little baby.
3. This species needs daily swarm soaks for 30-40 minutes, and a high humidity environment.
4. You need four different elements for heating and lighting: 1. Basking bulb, 2. UV tube, 3. LEDs for ambient lighting, and 4. A CHE or RHP controlled by a thermostat to maintain ambient temp above 27C day and night.
5. The basking area directly under the basking bulb needs to be around 36-37C.
6. Open topped enclosures cannot hold in the heat and humidity. You need a closed chamber.
Questions are welcome.