Yeah, I do have a dedicated container for my tortoise to soak :) I currently soak it roughly for like 10 minutes. every day and sometimes every other day. It also has a water dish in its enclosure but I might just start soaking it longer. I only soak it for like 10 minutes because it starts to...
Hello, thank you for your advice! I will add more cover and try to do something about that UVB light. As far as feeding it animal matter I have yet to feed it any of that yet because I'm not quite sure which is safe to feed it. Maybe some eggs eventually. Overall thank you again for your advice...
That's such a versatile name love it! :D for me spike names came from my favorite character in TMNT and tank is because he's a turtle and he's tanky but yeah probably one of the two <3
I see thank you so much for all your help! I will for sure look into close chambers and try my best to improve the living conditions of my baby. Very much grateful. -J
P.s. is there a recommended amount of time I should soak my tortoise a week?
Any help and or tips is great and I'm grateful for everyone's help! As far as names go I have only gotten him recently and still does not know the gender so I haven't quite gotten to name it yet :)
Ah, I see. I have fed him fruits like watermelon and strawberries before but just not that often. Also cucumbers too! So feeding redfoots a lot of fruits is ok then right? As for temperatures, it's about that around the basking lamp but under is a bit hot I'll be changing that soon and get one...
Woah I see sorry I didn't know! the store people where I bought the tortoise said that's what they feed it so I opted to do the same. I also got some Repashy Grassland Grazer for it but it's not interested in eating that from what I can observe. I also soak my tortoise in Zoo Med Electrolyte...