vanhoivanbinh
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Hello this is Steve from Taiwan
I have a friend who wishes to give me a tortoise as a gift. It's a Testudo marginata, his carapace is about 4-5 cm
He said it is still small, but healthy
Currently, he feeds him with Broadleaf plantain and White mulberry leafs with extra dried food (shrimp skin.....)
Around my house, there is a park with lot of Broadleaf plantain and White mulberry, so the food source is not a problem.
I have read about how people setting up the indoor place for tortoise (I mostly put him indoor as I live in a dense populated area with high buildings.
I already prepare suitable light bub for him and temperature/humidity gauge.
My friend said that the tortoise needs to bath in warm water every two days to release the uric acid and poop, otherwise, it will become stone inside the tortoise.
My concern is
I frequently travel for business about 1 week per month, during this time, no one will take the tortoise to the warm water for poop and release acid.
I can prepare the food and water in advance and put it to his place (I plan to plant a bunch of Broadleaf plantain in his indoor enclosure)
Can you suggest that it is possible for him to survive 1 weeks without me? Should he needs to bath in warm water every two days for poop and pee????
Thank you
I have a friend who wishes to give me a tortoise as a gift. It's a Testudo marginata, his carapace is about 4-5 cm
He said it is still small, but healthy
Currently, he feeds him with Broadleaf plantain and White mulberry leafs with extra dried food (shrimp skin.....)
Around my house, there is a park with lot of Broadleaf plantain and White mulberry, so the food source is not a problem.
I have read about how people setting up the indoor place for tortoise (I mostly put him indoor as I live in a dense populated area with high buildings.
I already prepare suitable light bub for him and temperature/humidity gauge.
My friend said that the tortoise needs to bath in warm water every two days to release the uric acid and poop, otherwise, it will become stone inside the tortoise.
My concern is
I frequently travel for business about 1 week per month, during this time, no one will take the tortoise to the warm water for poop and release acid.
I can prepare the food and water in advance and put it to his place (I plan to plant a bunch of Broadleaf plantain in his indoor enclosure)
Can you suggest that it is possible for him to survive 1 weeks without me? Should he needs to bath in warm water every two days for poop and pee????
Thank you