tortycher
New Member
I am a new tortoise owner. Very beginner so I have a lot of questions. I have a baby Hermann's which is about 6 months old. I've done my research but I still got confused or maybe still suffering from information overload. I have few questions:
1. Humidity - What is the right humidity for a baby tortoise? His humidity is around 60-80% I live in Taiwan and it is very humid. And I know that babies need to have higher humidity.
2. Temperature - What is the right temperature for a baby Hermann's? The cooler side of his enclosure is at 22-23C and for the hotter side is around 28C. I have 1 UVB light and a CHE.
3. Diet -
a) What is the right amount of food for a baby tortoise?
I read that 80% grass and 20% flowers and it should be the size of its shell. But as of now as a first-time owner, I just feed him red lettuce and occasionally mulberry leaves.
b) suggestions for Hermann's tortoise diet?
The pet store sold us RepCal (with Fruits) as his food. Would this be fine for him? I know that Hermanns are not a fruit eating tortoises. I stopped giving him this when I knew that it has fruits. Should I just switch to Mazuri?
c) In tortoise table app, they say safe to feed, feed occasionally, and feed sparingly. How often is that in weeks or months?
Like occasionally is once a week? and sparingly once a month?
3. Substrate and enclosure - I have a fir bark substrate for my baby hermanns. I read that the best substrate will be topsoil but we still cannot find one here (most of them sells potting soil). I also have sphagnum substrate on the sides of his enclosure and on his hiding spot for humidity. The size of his enclosure is 6ft by 2 ft. Am I doing it right?
4. I noticed that my tort is always opening his mouth? is this normal?
5. How long does a baby Hermann's sleep? He usually sleep around 19hours per day.
Am I doing it right? I love my baby tortoise and all I want is best for him. I will post some photos when he wakes up.
Thank you so much.
1. Humidity - What is the right humidity for a baby tortoise? His humidity is around 60-80% I live in Taiwan and it is very humid. And I know that babies need to have higher humidity.
2. Temperature - What is the right temperature for a baby Hermann's? The cooler side of his enclosure is at 22-23C and for the hotter side is around 28C. I have 1 UVB light and a CHE.
3. Diet -
a) What is the right amount of food for a baby tortoise?
I read that 80% grass and 20% flowers and it should be the size of its shell. But as of now as a first-time owner, I just feed him red lettuce and occasionally mulberry leaves.
b) suggestions for Hermann's tortoise diet?
The pet store sold us RepCal (with Fruits) as his food. Would this be fine for him? I know that Hermanns are not a fruit eating tortoises. I stopped giving him this when I knew that it has fruits. Should I just switch to Mazuri?
c) In tortoise table app, they say safe to feed, feed occasionally, and feed sparingly. How often is that in weeks or months?
Like occasionally is once a week? and sparingly once a month?
3. Substrate and enclosure - I have a fir bark substrate for my baby hermanns. I read that the best substrate will be topsoil but we still cannot find one here (most of them sells potting soil). I also have sphagnum substrate on the sides of his enclosure and on his hiding spot for humidity. The size of his enclosure is 6ft by 2 ft. Am I doing it right?
4. I noticed that my tort is always opening his mouth? is this normal?
5. How long does a baby Hermann's sleep? He usually sleep around 19hours per day.
Am I doing it right? I love my baby tortoise and all I want is best for him. I will post some photos when he wakes up.
Thank you so much.