Mmarquis33
New Member
Hello everyone!
I am a lifelong reptile keeper but am fairly new to tortoises and just wanted to make sure I’m feeding appropriately. I have two hatchling age leopard tortoises that I am currently feeding a mix of romaine with Timothy and orchard grass and an occasional green pepper or broccoli tops. There is a cuttle bone in the enclosure which they chew on and I put hardly a punch of a multivitamin on their salad once a week.
Both tortoises are displaying normal behavior defecating in their daily soaks and munching down plenty of food. My question is should I keep the status quo or should I add in more fiber or even a commercial tortoise food?
My enclosure is a 40G long aquarium with alfalfa pellet substrate. I have a solar glo 125 watt lamp that keeps my hot end in the high 80s with a basking spot of 93.1F on a digital thermometer. My cool end is low 80s. At night the enclosure is ambient temperature which is low 70s. Hides include a domed log and a cave with sphagmum moss which I mist daily.
I’ve attached a photo of the little guys
Any advice is welcome!
I am a lifelong reptile keeper but am fairly new to tortoises and just wanted to make sure I’m feeding appropriately. I have two hatchling age leopard tortoises that I am currently feeding a mix of romaine with Timothy and orchard grass and an occasional green pepper or broccoli tops. There is a cuttle bone in the enclosure which they chew on and I put hardly a punch of a multivitamin on their salad once a week.
Both tortoises are displaying normal behavior defecating in their daily soaks and munching down plenty of food. My question is should I keep the status quo or should I add in more fiber or even a commercial tortoise food?
My enclosure is a 40G long aquarium with alfalfa pellet substrate. I have a solar glo 125 watt lamp that keeps my hot end in the high 80s with a basking spot of 93.1F on a digital thermometer. My cool end is low 80s. At night the enclosure is ambient temperature which is low 70s. Hides include a domed log and a cave with sphagmum moss which I mist daily.
I’ve attached a photo of the little guys
Any advice is welcome!