[size=medium]ok, Hi tortoise and turtle lovers my name is Aaron and I am new to this world of tortoises, I had 3 sulcata hatchlings and bought a 4th one knowing the challenge that lies in my future but I know can do it because I will dedicate a part of my life to them, of course I will still have a life but I will still have the torts as a responsibility, even now that they are small and delicate and from what I have read on this forum, they require a lot of time and care and need to be watched a lot to make sure they are getting the right amount of hydration, food, humidity and other things that cant come to my mind right now, anyways, any input you have or anything you might have to share is welcomed, I will not turn down any advice, I can not even think of losing one of my torts, I am doing everything possible in taking care of them, I am a college student and am so limited on money haha but i have spent around 300 already for these tort babies besides what i purchased them for, i have bought seeds to grow a mix of weeds and grass, i have bought materials and wood to build an outside enclosure that they will be able to hide and eat in while soaking some so cal sun, I am making sure to give them the care they need, Im gonna up some pictures tonight( its rainy so they have been inside allday, If you spot anything I am doing wrong please tell, but not in a mean way D: lol, like i said I am new, and need help, I have bought cypress mulch for them so I can replace the substrat they have right now which is timothy hay, well I am going to introduce my torts now, they seem very happy and every morning when I give them their first daily soak 1 or 2 of them always leaves me a big surprise
without further ado here are my torts
excuse the cheap quality but i have to buy a new camera that is not a phone lol, any suggestions on an affordable camera are welcomed?
this is einstein( hes very tired btw, the blurry photos make all my torts look sick btw lol and theyre not, theyre just very tired and angry at me proably because i woke them up)
this is the biggest one i have, even though hes part of the same batch as the other 2, the fourth one is small because hes from a younger batch
heres Altair(he gets close a blurry up photo for being awesome and big! lol)
this one is still nameless but hes just as lively if not sleepy as the other 4
this is the youngest of them all( about 12 weeks now( theyre all 14 or 15 weeks now) I have had them for around 1 month and 12 days
here he (or she) is
and these are all 4( i bet theyre talking about how annoying i am for waking them up)
one even decided to leave me a present( far right tort) lol
this is them sleeping together under the awrm light and another one is being a loner and burrowing in the corner
without the UVB bulb on
Well thats it for now, I want a better camera to give you guys some good shots, so these are kinda embarassing, so yea I hope you enjoy this post thanks for stopping by and sorry for all the writing haha, oh and I am waiting on the new substrate to be delivered soon( the cypress mulch for humidity)
take care guys
without further ado here are my torts
excuse the cheap quality but i have to buy a new camera that is not a phone lol, any suggestions on an affordable camera are welcomed?
this is einstein( hes very tired btw, the blurry photos make all my torts look sick btw lol and theyre not, theyre just very tired and angry at me proably because i woke them up)
this is the biggest one i have, even though hes part of the same batch as the other 2, the fourth one is small because hes from a younger batch
heres Altair(he gets close a blurry up photo for being awesome and big! lol)
this one is still nameless but hes just as lively if not sleepy as the other 4
this is the youngest of them all( about 12 weeks now( theyre all 14 or 15 weeks now) I have had them for around 1 month and 12 days
here he (or she) is
and these are all 4( i bet theyre talking about how annoying i am for waking them up)
one even decided to leave me a present( far right tort) lol
this is them sleeping together under the awrm light and another one is being a loner and burrowing in the corner
without the UVB bulb on
Well thats it for now, I want a better camera to give you guys some good shots, so these are kinda embarassing, so yea I hope you enjoy this post thanks for stopping by and sorry for all the writing haha, oh and I am waiting on the new substrate to be delivered soon( the cypress mulch for humidity)
take care guys