My WH is a little over 1yr old. Sand is viewed differently even among experienced keepers on this forum. Chris at GST uses a little of it in his substrate, so I do, too. This is mixed with cypress mulch, mini pine bark, and coco coir. It's very important to feed them on a slate or dish, never...
Congrats. My girl is a WH from GST, as well. They need to be in a closed chamber. The humidity should be around 80% 24/7. Daytime temps 80-85, nighttime mid-high 70's.
Would scour these and make necessary changes in substrate, heat etc. Also will need some kind of UVB, sunlight or artificial...
I've been having trouble getting Tillie to eat ZooMed Grassland, as she seems to prefer the PM layer crumbles. I recently made the Kapidolo gel kit using the soaked Grassland with rose petals c/s as the soaker and moringa as the other component (she seems to readily eat moringa and rose...
Hello! Congrats on your baby! I have a 7mo old baby WH that arrived when she was 12weeks so has been part of the family about 4mo now. My girl is 43g and 5.84cm SCL. Good job on the varied, all-weed diet. That super-varied diet of lots of different kinds of weeds given over time is really...
Mountain Rose Herbs has a ton of dried plants, flowers etc... with many tortoise-safe options. I mix them with soaked mazuri and chopped greens.
This GST video has some good tips, too...
Have you tried giving him a warm soak? The humidity is not consistently high enough for a baby. Needs to be at least 70% especially in humid hide. Does he have a humid hide on the warm side of the viv? Does he have a clean sunken water dish at all times?
To me, it sounds like it could be a...
I'm probably worrying about nothing but would appreciate any reassurance. I just noticed that my 6mo old Western Hermanns girl looks to have some sort of an indent in her shell by the keyhole pattern? Photos attached. She's in an enclosed chamber vivarium with 80% humidity maintained, 85F...
Thanks so much @RosemaryDW ! I really appreciate your taking the time to answer this and provide detail. I'll just throw away the bag that I got form Mountain Rose. I mistook it for the other Bugleweed, as I wasn't paying attention to the scientific name. Thanks again!
I thought of them and their beautiful facility, too, Carol. I'm hoping that they will post something on the GST blog or a video in their newsletter so that we know if they are ok.
Thanks so much for the info on your baby's growth rate so far and for the tip about the Jackson Ratio. That's nifty!!
I know what you mean about scales for all manner of family members. We have three large dogs, the biggest of which is 60 kilos, so I had to purchase an agricultural scale to...
Thank you, @TaylorTortoise ! I'm using this for now and have the specs and design for her "big girl" enclosure that I will build when she's a bit bigger.
https://www.chewy.com/dragonhaus-baby-beast-reptile-habitat/dp/297969