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Hi if this hatchling is as young as you think then I dont see nutrition being an issue. He should still be running on yolk. I suspect it may be lighting. I assume you are keeping him indoors with artificial lighting what provision have you made for UV. I keep my hatchling under 12 hours of good...

Hi I have kept and bred Testudo graeca graeca and also Testudo hermanni boettgeri for many years and and since I like to keep some back to raise for my own interest and develop my husbandry skills. Early on I found that These hatchlings in particular were better off if kept separate right from...

Agreed plastral markings wrong for Marginata maybe an Ibera or possible crossbred not unheard of.

Great video he certainly seem to be enjoying that.

I hope this helps and , there are other articles on this site. htmlhttp://www.tortoise-island.com/hibernation-guide-by-dawn-shelley-t1422.html

I think this is terrible those Russians need a depth of soil as substrate or there will be issues with dehydration.

haha they have already Yvonne.this is partly why i restrict them in bad weather as its such a pain trying to find them and then dragging them out from the pampas.in the summer im always getting sliced by the stuff . terry[hr] yes no brain leopards lol.my big...

it doesnt rain all the time and the leopards really take adavantage of the fine weather to graze.

it depends how old this hatchling is they are very careful to eat familiar food in preference to anything strange or strong smelling.when they first hatch they tend to bite at food on the floor ignoring whats at eye level.sorry dont know arugala. terry

thanks again for looking and the kind comments.the shed is over 10 years old now so looks a little battered .but is still doing its job.definately money well spent. terry

hi thanks for looking Missy and of course Yvonne,i do agree about the leopards.when mine are restricted in bad weather they come and go during the day just as i planned.during the summer they rarely return to the shed even though i leave a bribe in there late afternoon.a tray of weeds with half...

hi its absolutely pouring down outside, so i dont want the leopards to go far into the main enclosure. because they just get cold and i have to search for them to get them back in the shed.i have restricted them to the concrete basking area for now, so they can go in and out the shed as they...

some do take longer than others before the marbling shows through.this is the darkest ive seen so far http://www.tortoise-island.com/better-pics-2-t336.html i bet it will still be an attractive dark colour as an adult even with some marbling. terry

at the moment everything looks like a male and i cant see the anal scutes changing direction of growth at this stage in development. terry