I'm brand new to tortoises so I was just hoping someone could look this over and let me know if anything is wrong or missing. Thanks!
-Enclosure: 1ftx3ft tub for 4 month tortoise
-Substrate is sterile soil, moist but not damp, 2", topped with small chipped orchid bark, 1/2"
-Hide on one end with temp 88F via CHE, filled with damp sphagnum moss, dry hide on other end
-Ambient temp 83F. No variance at night.
-Day/night light cycle via nearby but indirect T5 bulb (it's high over a different enclosure)
-Food I will follow the stickied guide for amount and type, including cat food and calcium supplement. Can I use high protein dog food? (Right now he's eating Mazuri at the breeder's, can I cut that right out of his diet?)
-Water in a shallow non-tip ceramic dish, will spray the tortoise several times daily as well.
I'm not planning to include live plants in his enclosure until he's older, and his outdoor time will be limited to 3 months of the year.
Am I missing anything?
-Enclosure: 1ftx3ft tub for 4 month tortoise
-Substrate is sterile soil, moist but not damp, 2", topped with small chipped orchid bark, 1/2"
-Hide on one end with temp 88F via CHE, filled with damp sphagnum moss, dry hide on other end
-Ambient temp 83F. No variance at night.
-Day/night light cycle via nearby but indirect T5 bulb (it's high over a different enclosure)
-Food I will follow the stickied guide for amount and type, including cat food and calcium supplement. Can I use high protein dog food? (Right now he's eating Mazuri at the breeder's, can I cut that right out of his diet?)
-Water in a shallow non-tip ceramic dish, will spray the tortoise several times daily as well.
I'm not planning to include live plants in his enclosure until he's older, and his outdoor time will be limited to 3 months of the year.
Am I missing anything?