Hi, please meet Megatron and his troops
Bumblebee & Big Bertha
Oh and their semi out door base
Bumblebee & Big Bertha
Oh and their semi out door base
blafiriravt said:Very nice looking torts! I love the names too
futureleopardtortoise said:what kind of tortoises are all of these?
wellington said:Very nice looking. However, looks like you have three different species and they should not be house together. Each one needs to be house separately. Also what is the first pic? The others look like a red foot and a hermann?
Zamric said:is Megatron an Aldabra?
Yellow Turtle said:Yes he is an aldabra
tinkerbell1189 said:Is the whole room for the Aldabra? And do the other two live in the little terra all the time?
wellington said:The aquarium in the pics. If that is for the red foot and hermann to dry for the red foot not sure about hermanns humidity and way too small. The aldabra also needs humidity. Have you seen Aldabramans Aldabras that he has raised up. Not the really big ones, but the smaller ones like Tuff. They are smooth because of the humidity in Florida. Is that a humid hide for the Aldabra? Also, more natural substrate for all would be nice and better for them. The grass carpet and newspaper is not what you would ever find them on. Get some coconut coir or plain additive free dirt. I also don't see any UVB light. But it looks like I might see a hose. Is this set up outside or in the house? Do they have a set up outside and only come in at night? If you do a little more research on here, I think you will find a lot of changes you should make to your husbandry.
ascott said:I have only one question Do you have outdoor space for the aldabra that will accomodate the LARGE eventual size? I think you have a very tidy and effective area there.....I think that I would offer a place on the ground for the aldabra that is some dirt so that the little guy can muck about a bit if he wants to....
Eweezyfosheezy said:Your hermann is a marginated tortoise. I would suggest not keeping the marginated and redfoot together.
wellington said:The UVB light. Looks too high to give out any useful UVB it also looks like one of the compact coil type, which is bad for torts eyes. I also think you should give a natural substrate. Should always Strive for as natural a habitat as possible. Also, I can't figure out, is the enclosure inside or outside? The hose makes me think out but the wood table makes me think in. If it gets sunshine not through glass then the UVB isn't needed. Also a water dish that they can get in and out of is needed 24/7 they will use it when they need to or want to. Maybe make if ground level so they don't have to climb up to it and they may use it more. My leopard likes the water area he can just walk into and not have to climb up over a lip to get to, lazy maybe
wellington said:The light, I meant was to far away from the tort to be any good. However, if you can get your torts outside in the sun at least three times a week or more for an hour or more, you don't need artificial UVB. What country are you in? As long as you soak them, then not a big deal that they don't soak themselves. Just always have water available for them. You could lay some plastic or even that reptile carpet you are using and put some plain dirt or even coconut coir on it. The carpet will help keep it in place somewhat.