Yay!! That's so good to hear!Update so he is eating and after his soak he went on his feeding slate waiting for me to feed him!
Update so he is eating and after his soak he went on his feeding slate waiting for me to feed him!
hello everyone! pebbles is do good for the most part he is eating and he gained 2 grams, but he is still very inactive is this just because he is a hatchling and feels vulnerable or is there something wrong?
yes daily or twice daily soaks, yes doing everything the same temps humidity etc. no he is not eating just romaine i slowly added in collard greens and some zoomed tortoise food, i know it dose not sound like the most varied diet but this is the only food he will eat i am trying to slowly introduce new foods,Could be a slow process for the little guy to get better. You still keeping up with soaks, checking temps, etc? Also, is he just eating romaine?
yes daily or twice daily soaks, yes doing everything the same temps humidity etc. no he is not eating just romaine i slowly added in collard greens and some zoomed tortoise food, i know it dose not sound like the most varied diet but this is the only food he will eat i am trying to slowly introduce new foods,
Good morning! so today he was up before me walking around going on top of his hides etc. he is finally acting like normal! i just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped us over come HFS if it warrant for everyone here giving me advice and helping out he definitely would not have gotten this far, so thank you so much for all the help i appreciate it so much and i'm sure pebbles dose too.
yes! he is active eating doing everything a tortoise should do!Little one still doing good?
yes! he is active eating doing everything a tortoise should do!
okay i will.Good to hear! Keep posting pictures and measurements! I'm really curious as to how your little dude grows.
The substrate looks quite dry. Damp substrate stays innplace better and helps to raise humidity. Apologies if it's just the photo. If not, take all the decor out and tip water in from a jug, mixing it with your hands until all of it is evenly damp right to the bottom and into the corners.this morning he woke up and started his day a couple hours later i saw him drinking out of his water dish for the first time and now he is just sitting in it soaking him self basically i am so happy he is defiantly well hydrated now since he is getting daily soaks pluse doing it on his own View attachment 256119and yes the water dish is messy because he draged his substrate in i clean it daily.
temps our 70 on the cool side slowly going to 77-80 middle and 95 basking temp humidity 70 precent.
i use a 4ft UVB 10.0 covers most the enclosure.
i feed all of these switching day to day mixing different stuff arugula, collard greens, radicchio, endive, dandelion leaves and flowers, clovers, cactus pads and fruit, Brussel sprouts,i have tried zoomed grassland tortoise food and he dose not like it.
(in the pics you will see a humidity gauge i onley use it for aproximent humidity i know these our not very accurate i will be getting a better one. i also use a temp gun for the temp because those our pretty accurate.) View attachment 254783 View attachment 254784 View attachment 254785 View attachment 254786
thanks for the info! a couple times a week i mix water in the substrate like you said, i was going to do that today anyway, yes i have heard that the reptile bowels aren't ideal but i have a small terracotta dish but the sides our actually higher than the reptile bowels and he has a harder time going in and out in the terracota dish than the reptile bowel, thank you though.The substrate looks quite dry. Damp substrate stays innplace better and helps to raise humidity. Apologies if it's just the photo. If not, take all the decor out and tip water in from a jug, mixing it with your hands until all of it is evenly damp right to the bottom and into the corners.
You can also try surrounding the water dish with large flat pebbles so there's a hard surface for claw maintenance and the substrate isn't dragged in so easily.
Those reptile bowls aren't ideal for torts as the steep sides are tipping hazard. A terracotta plant saucer would be better.
really lower the humidity? everyone eles on the forum said rais it what should i do?I think you could even lower the humdity, I have a friend who raises up his Russian Tortoise outside in a dry environment and it has no pyramiding. Make sure to feed no fruits, as this will be hard for the tortoise to digest, and will weaken the immune system as it tries to eat more.
Follow the advice of experienced long term members of this forum like @Tomreally lower the humidity? everyone eles on the forum said rais it what should i do?