Mark L
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- Nov 9, 2014
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hi ya'll i have a new leopard tort hatchling. about 2 weeks old. i haven't noticed him eating a ton like ive seen videos of his clutch mates. iv'e seen him nibble on grass in the yard, but as far as eating in his tub, nada that ive seen. another concern is that iv'e not seen him defecate yet. i do 2 warm 15 min shallow water soaks a day and once a few days ago i saw a lil white thing in the water after a soak, it was little and shaped like a hershey kiss, sorry gross, lol. maybe a urate ? he is in a 23 gal cement mixing tub with 2 heat light, 95 degrees under both and about 75 around the edges. i have him on newspaper but i would like to switch to coconut coir. he is alone and maybe there is no competition for him to eat, because he's alone ??
questions:
is not poo'ing normal for hatchlings ?
coconut coir ok for hatchlings or newspaper ?
not eating ravenously like his siblings ?
questions:
is not poo'ing normal for hatchlings ?
coconut coir ok for hatchlings or newspaper ?
not eating ravenously like his siblings ?