Thank u Yvonne
I'm glad I found this forum it's also the accomplishment of all people that helped me here to improve Littlefoots care and ur one of them so thank u [emoji846]
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I'm glad I found this forum it's also the accomplishment of all people that helped me here to improve Littlefoots care and ur one of them so thank u [emoji846]
I just followed Tom's care guide [emoji846]
High humidity
Daily soakings 20 minutes
Variety in the diet but 90% grass
Low watt bulbs and far away
And I pour warm water on his shell before I leave for work and when I come back
Edit: I also have enough soil in the enclosure so he can burrow in and he does that every night and while hes doing it he throws a good amount of dirt on his shell pretty sure that helps also
That’s a really nice improvement! Beautiful tort
Thank u EllieMay [emoji16]
Greek??!! OMGosh...I normally would know both species. I apologize for that mistake. He's still cute and you are doing a great job...Greek
But yes, knobby is above!
Fortunately for me, my Sulcata are too big to soak now. haha... but they drink from 20" plant saucers and they have access to tort pools for swimming daily. I run a humidifier 24/7 in their heated and insulated tort shed. Oh, Oregon rains for 7 months outa the year. (People in Oregon don't tan they rust).Method- soaks, with water squirted over the shell, 70-80% humidity, a good variety in diet
I also do coconut oil 1x a month
I like the idea of the coconut oil and I'm thinking that would be good to do for mine as they both have a visually dry carapace.
You won't have this experience with your tort.
This is Big Sam breaking thru to the next pen and destroying the cute hide in the processes. The jerk.
Love it!!!
You could mist the shells with a spray bottle as well.
I do the coconut oil very sparingly- wipe on a tiny amount and rub off the excess after a minute with a cloth, and buff up the shell. He always looks shiny afterwards! It absolutely helps the shell hydration, but I make sure never to overdo it as someone here found up build up can change the ph of the shell.
You could mist the shells with a spray bottle as well.
I do the coconut oil very sparingly- wipe on a tiny amount and rub off the excess after a minute with a cloth, and buff up the shell. He always looks shiny afterwards! It absolutely helps the shell hydration, but I make sure never to overdo it as someone here found up build up can change the ph of the shell.
He really is beautiful, you have done a great job...keep it up! Thanks for the heads-up on the ph....
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