Turtleyconfused
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Pellets are evil. That advice tells me the person offering it do sent know much in proper tortoise care so I would forget anything they told you. Welcome!!!!Great, thankyou we are going off the advice of where we got them with the pellets. I have found so many conflicting views on how to keep them!
We assumed with the pic of a tort on the front of the pack that it would be suitable . In regards to heat where would the best place be for the probe using the mat and bulb?
They bathed them before we left the shop a couple of hours ago, we also have redigrass from shelled warriors we bought prior is this a better substrate?
Regret to have to say this (and please do not take it personal), but...what if I try one thing someone advices me to do and then try another thing someone else adviced me to do, and....neither work when put into practice? Am asking such a question due to the fat that my tort has REFUSED TO EAT ANYTHING LATELY! The issue is worrying me and I've tried very many ways to feed it, but no way will it eat! Even if I were to take it to a vet, vets (like doctors after all) are not magicians, are they?Conflicting ways to raise tortoises? You bet cha!
Here's a quick test you can do to determine whose advice you want to follow and whose advice you should ignore...
Look at the results each method produces and use which one produces your desired results.
For example: Many people use pellet substrates, don't soak and feed store bought lettuce. The results from that method (and similar varieties) produce bumpy shells, stunted growth and have higher mortality rates among hatchlings/babies.
Many of us have used damp substrates, regular soaks and varied diets. The results from that method (and similar varieties) produce smoother shells, great growth rates and greater number of survival rates.
So, which of the 2 would you like to produce?
Google "pyramided leopard" and "smooth leopard" just to give you an idea of the visual difference between the 2.
And for the record, wild leopards are smooth....so that's a hint of which shell shape" is normal.
Hope this helps with the confusion
And welcome to the wonderful world of leopard tortoise ownership!
Regret to have to say this (and please do not take it personal), but...what if I try one thing someone advices me to do and then try another thing someone else adviced me to do, and....neither work when put into practice? Am asking such a question due to the fat that my tort has REFUSED TO EAT ANYTHING LATELY! The issue is worrying me and I've tried very many ways to feed it, but no way will it eat! Even if I were to take it to a vet, vets (like doctors after all) are not magicians, are they?