I thought it took years to be able to sex a tortoise. I got my hermanns as a hatchling this March and tonight during a soak, I saw this 😳 I’m a mom of 4 boys…. 5 now I guess 😅
I see your raising a sulcata in the midwest. I dream of owning a sulcata, but have no idea how i’d do the brutal winters. would you mind sharing a picture of your full indoor setup?
yes, the shower curtain tents above the lighting so everything is within the curtain.
That crushes me to hear. I’ll do what I can do minimize the damages.
Thank you! I should’ve clarified that I have a shower curtain covering the screen to keep humidity in. I will adjust the heat and lighting right away. I’m guessing I need to wet the substrate more often. He has been digging down lower lately, so duh. Needs more moisture. I feel awful. UGH!!
65 watt incandescent flood bulb &
Florescent High Output UV tube. Both on 12 hours. Heating is 6 inch above and UV is about 12 inches. I have it on top of a screen. Now i’m thinking not enough is reaching him. He does get soaked daily and goes outdoors in sunshine to do so most days.
Hey all. Does anyone know if it’s safe to put sticky gnat traps inside a tortoise enclosure? These particular traps stick to glass so I can keep them far out of reach of my tort. We have an infestation in our closed chamber.
Thanks!
Weighed in grams. Does this amount of growth seem okay? Tort is roughly 2 months old. Fed dark, leafy greens, Mazuri (doesn’t seem to care for), kept in closed chamber, and soaked daily.