The hatchling was a female. She was SOOO happy!! Watching her perk up was the coolest thing!! I noticed how picky of an eater she was too! Now I need to figure out what to cook to use all the leafy greens I bought for her LOL!
Thank you so much for your encouraging words! It definitely tugged at mine and my daughter’s heart strings to release her, but we ultimately want what is best for her! I will definitely stick around to learn as much as we can so we can give a tortoise a loving home!!
We returned the hatchling to her former shade tree and she was so excited! She took off exploring and SHE ATE!!! :D We stayed with her for a good hour and then a storm began to roll in, so we returned home. I noticed that she keyed in on the weather change because she headed closer to the tree...
I am VERY thankful that I stumbled across this forum while googling for care information. I’ll definitely be reading up on other species of tortoise for sure!!
Thank you so much for this information! We are definitely interested in tortoises now that we have been actively learning about them this past weekend. It has definitely been a fun experience for my kids. Hopefully one day we will be able to have one legally to love and care for.
Thank you all again for your help!! I will go on and delete this post to not raise more unnecessary concern for group members. We will release her back to her shade tree in the field today and wish her well in her journey. :)
She was found this past Thursday taking shelter at the base of a tree in an open field, so we took her in to give her a better chance at life. That being said, I’m working with things that I had on hand for her enclosure until I can purchase better equipment. My pet snake of many years passed...
I have a female newborn hatchling who’s roughly 6 months old. I have been monitoring her terrarium (stays between 85-90° F and I spray it to keep up the humidity), I’ve been doing warm bathes daily. I’ve been offering grass, collards, romaine, & mustard greens, blueberries, blackberries, &...