hatchling

Bramble is almost a year old so I wanted to make a post celebrating and also thought I'd give a run down on all my husbandry with him, since I'm new to posting on here and he's also my first tortoise. Just want to share and see if anyone has any thoughts or advice, if maybe I've missed any...

Help! Looking for someone who has seen these marks before... An overview of my problem: These are my Hermaans hatchlings, just over 4 months old. They've been really easy to care for, no issues until now.... I first noticed these yellow marks on 7.5.26 after a soak, looking them over. I...

Hello! I hatched a baby Hermanns that had quite a large yolk sac and now the plastron doesn’t seem fully closed. I thought with time it would close more and it has its just been really slow. He’s almost 3 month old now and there’s just a thin layer that is covering it. He is fine otherwise...

I'm trying something different for hatchling labeling this year: - a dot of white nail polish - thin black sharpie number on the dot - dot of clear topcoat nail polish over the number It looks much neater than color dots, easier to keep track in my tortoise ledger, and should be durable. I...

Today completes the first day of my new hermanns hatchling. I went to go check on it and couldn't find it anywhere until I saw it's little but sticking out lol.

My very first tortoise is coming in the morning tomorrow and I am super excited and nervous at the same time. I've done so much research and joined this forums page to get as much advice possible to start my journey as a tortoise keeper. I bought an Eastern Hermann's born in January this year...

(I'm in the UK) So I'm hoping that, in the next couple of weeks, I'll be the proud owner of a Hermann's hatchling, and naturally I've been building a vivarium for it to spend the first few years of life in before graduating to a full table. Said Viv is your average 4x2x2 made of MDF with a...

Set up - humidity around 80% at all times - Temps between 85-95 during the day 75-80 at night - Pete moss and coconut coir substrate - Soaks in warm water daily - Grass, dandelion greens, collard greens, arugula, Microgreens and smashed tort food (Timothy hay mixture) provided - calcium...

I received my Russian tortoise hatchling from @Carol S today and could not be happier with the whole experience. She answered a lot of questions for me when I was shopping for supplies and allowed me to reserve a tortoise for a reasonable deposit. She sent me a photo of several and allowed me to...

Lego say hello!!! Wishing all happy Sunday! Daily routine of soak, poop, walk, eat….. repeat….😉

Wanted to share with somebody who cares. Lol! Mama laid her eggs riiiight in front of the porch stairs (in moss point ms) on August 2. Worst spot ever. Lol So i moved them carefully into a little container, marking how their indents needed to be in the dirt first. Kept them on a warm shelf with...

Good afternoon, I’m am looking to grow my collection of Burmese Stars. I’d be looking for 2 or 3 depending on price. Ideally I’d like them from different blood lines but it’s not a deal breaker, also incubated for female. Please reach out if you have some young ones you are willing to part ways...

Hello everyone! My wife and I recently acquired a red foot tortoise that is about 4-5 weeks old. We are unsure how to care for him as many people here let them grow up outside. We are debating whether to create an indoor enclosure for him, but we do have a yard where we could also create an...

Hello, I’ve had my baby redfoot for a month now and am wondering if its age is the same as what the breeder told me. Breeder stated it hatched February; no specific hatch day, meaning it was about 3 months when I received it, so about 4 months old now. It’s not that I don’t believe the breeder...

Hi! I’m going to have my very first (cherry head) tortoise hatchling in a few months and I’m preparing its outdoor enclosure. I live in Manila, Philippines and our weather is usually 25C-35C and humidity from 70-85% and can even reach up to 90%+. I plan to have a 4ft x 2ft table (covered with...

We lost our baby red footed tortoise last night and we are absolutely devastated. If anyone has any input on things we can change if we ever decide to try again, it would be so greatly appreciated . We got him from a highly rated reptile store at the end of February, the owner was out for the...

Guys 😭 I literally just made my account because I need to share with someone what just happened.. A few weeks ago I got my first tortoise, a 2” sulcata hatchling from a breeder and she’s perfect! I did all the research and have been improving on her care daily because I’ve always wanted one...

Hi! I’m a first time tortoise mom to a 2-month old sulcata and for 3 weeks now it has passed gritty urates! I don’t understand why, I’ve been soaking it every single day, sprayed water on its food. I feed it romaine lettuce to just get hydration. His/her diet is a high fiber pellet, previously...

Finishing up a table for my cherry head hatchlings. I wasn't planning to split it in half but got some advice that it's better to keep babies separate. I found some planter that I added as barriers between the two sides. I need to add fans, heaters, and some shade cloth then I'll add the...