thank you for all the advise. i cant wait till the show comes, i look forward to having a new little buddy. most people i talk to say to get a young one but not a baby. this time i hope things will go better,
ok. so i have all the stuff for a sulcata tortoise, and i am ready to get a new little friend, hopefully things go better this time.
does anyone have any recomendations on where to go or how to find a tort in good condition? we have a reptile show coming up on the 20th of march and i want to...
what tort would be recomended for an ohioan, i will be looking soon for a little buddy to join my family, this way i can figure it out and read up on some info before i get another.
i would like to thank everyone who helped me try to raise Iggie. he passed today due to what the vet called Hatchling Failure Syndrome.
allthough i had the wrong info about how to raise him in the beginning, i spent alot of time and money on products to help him out, i soaked him regularly and...
i have it roughly 20 in away from the substrait. if i move it much further he will not be getting enough heat[hr]
he does not roam much. its about 50 50 he hides sometimes and is out in the open. i soak him every day for an hour per my vet.
am getting a humidty device on payday
think i should pick up a smaller(100 watt) uva uva bulb? the grass i had sitting in the area he could walk on so its kinda dead and trampeled. around the table it ranges from 75 to 90 now. where i have the products i bought it used to be all open for him but somebody replied a month ago and said...
well i was using {coil style} and i think it was maggie that said these cause eye problems. so now i am using a 160 watt mecury vapor lamp uva uvb, and a 100 watt heat glo red lamp.
the 2 coil style i have are a repti sun10 uvb and a reptiglo 10 uvb the say they are for desert torts, they...
ok. also do you know why he would be using his arms to scratch his eyes, it has been going on for 8 weeks, i have been putting eye drops in his eyes the vet gave me, i just started using the coil lights 2 weeks ago so i know its not that .
ok. that sounds good. what about the spinach in spring mix, do you think i should take it out because it contains calcium oxalates which inhibit absorption of calcium.
i just got home from church so i am going to redo iggie's light setup and take out the coil bulbs and leave just the red...
ok... i will do only spring mix, the only reason i do the apple, pear, peach, tomato fruit stuff is because it says in the food and diet section they are to get 10%, i have been moistening every day. thank you for all the input,i do apreciate it
i have listened, i have been getting it warmer and warmer. i have a point click type therm. also a therm that just sits there. they always read above 80 degrees most of the time it is in the 90's . i have been keeping the 100 watt red lite on 24/7 and a 100 watt tight beam on during the day...
thank you. very much,your expertise is highly valued, so.. that means he is growing then! i still am wondering about the only using the restroom once per week and eating once per week. do you have any suggestions on how to entice him to eat? i have never had a tort before so i do not know what...
so originaly i had been using a 160 solar glo mercury vapor lamp that is also a heat lamp, and the red 100 watt heat lamp. this is good? is there any other type of lights i should be getting him.
does everything else seem to be right?
also if you look at the picture 0019.jpg that i posted...