Cornfieldwerewolves
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Some questions and current products.
I'm currently researching what sort of amendments I can make to encourage my hatchling Leo to eat the Mazuri pellets and the soft Fluker's diet. I soak the dry Mazuri pellets briefly, but not so long as to cause them to lose their shape. I sprinkle them into his morning mix of greens. Thoughts?
Dusting supplements; how often and how much should I actually be providing for proper growth. So far I've been lightly dusting his food daily with a pinch of both. I feel maybe there's a more dedicated routine I could implement?
Misting: do tortoises enjoy a warm shower with a mister? Is it more appropriate to mist the general enclosure and plants and not gently spray him? Perhaps they're indifferent? Some may enjoy it? I assume if it is a soft mist of adequate temperature (i.e not cold) that there may be a better response than a more harsh spray. Below is the mister I use, purchased from Home Depot for $4.99.
How does a tortoises hearing compare to my own? I'm not sure if I'm overthinking it, but I leave music softly playing for my other pets in the kitchen when I leave the house for general ambient sounds. Would Bishop benefit from some kind of nature sound on so it isn't so deafening? Maybe it's a human thing to focus on deafening silence, but I can't help but think in the wild he would be hearing other animal noises, perhaps the wind or even crickets at night? I am immensely curious. From what I've read so far, they can generally feel loud vibrations and such may stress them out for the duration. So far I've been cautious with the vacuum but he hasn't responded in any obvious way to the experience. Can I make his solidarity time more engaging?
I have his timer set up to come on at 7AM and turn off at 8PM; I am going to do more reading on what the best duration of basking time should be for his species as well as his current age.
Lastly, how long is best to allow him to settle into his new environment before interacting with him outside of his 2x daily warm water soaks? Should this handling be sufficient for now till he is larger and much more well started? The weather in NH (USA, East coast) has been incredibly batshit recently. Snow yesterday and 70°F tomorrow. I am wicked excited at the prospect of letting him safely graze outside in the future. Realistically I believe I should be waiting for temperatures of at least 80°F before venturing out with him(?)
I went for a hike yesterday and spent a lot of quiet time thinking about when Bishop is older and well-established enough to start adventuring outside with me. I have so many sunny adventures planned. I want him to bask in true sun, feel the breeze in the grass and graze naturally. I'm beyond excited.
Here's another link to my Google photos scrapbook/journal for him. New stuff is always at the bottom.
With these questions I am actively researching on my end for information.
Much appreciated!
I'm currently researching what sort of amendments I can make to encourage my hatchling Leo to eat the Mazuri pellets and the soft Fluker's diet. I soak the dry Mazuri pellets briefly, but not so long as to cause them to lose their shape. I sprinkle them into his morning mix of greens. Thoughts?
Dusting supplements; how often and how much should I actually be providing for proper growth. So far I've been lightly dusting his food daily with a pinch of both. I feel maybe there's a more dedicated routine I could implement?
Misting: do tortoises enjoy a warm shower with a mister? Is it more appropriate to mist the general enclosure and plants and not gently spray him? Perhaps they're indifferent? Some may enjoy it? I assume if it is a soft mist of adequate temperature (i.e not cold) that there may be a better response than a more harsh spray. Below is the mister I use, purchased from Home Depot for $4.99.
How does a tortoises hearing compare to my own? I'm not sure if I'm overthinking it, but I leave music softly playing for my other pets in the kitchen when I leave the house for general ambient sounds. Would Bishop benefit from some kind of nature sound on so it isn't so deafening? Maybe it's a human thing to focus on deafening silence, but I can't help but think in the wild he would be hearing other animal noises, perhaps the wind or even crickets at night? I am immensely curious. From what I've read so far, they can generally feel loud vibrations and such may stress them out for the duration. So far I've been cautious with the vacuum but he hasn't responded in any obvious way to the experience. Can I make his solidarity time more engaging?
I have his timer set up to come on at 7AM and turn off at 8PM; I am going to do more reading on what the best duration of basking time should be for his species as well as his current age.
Lastly, how long is best to allow him to settle into his new environment before interacting with him outside of his 2x daily warm water soaks? Should this handling be sufficient for now till he is larger and much more well started? The weather in NH (USA, East coast) has been incredibly batshit recently. Snow yesterday and 70°F tomorrow. I am wicked excited at the prospect of letting him safely graze outside in the future. Realistically I believe I should be waiting for temperatures of at least 80°F before venturing out with him(?)
I went for a hike yesterday and spent a lot of quiet time thinking about when Bishop is older and well-established enough to start adventuring outside with me. I have so many sunny adventures planned. I want him to bask in true sun, feel the breeze in the grass and graze naturally. I'm beyond excited.
Here's another link to my Google photos scrapbook/journal for him. New stuff is always at the bottom.
With these questions I am actively researching on my end for information.
Much appreciated!