Lord Zuko

[ZEROPILOT]

Nicely colored little guy

 

[kayleedobbins]

Your tortoise is adorable!!! Love the colors! I recently got two redfoot tortoises and I adore them! Mine are about the same age as your from the looks of it! Can't wait to see them grow!

 

[supadecs]

Nicely colored little guy

thank you!! your old posts and continued advice really hwlped prepare me, so thank you for that!

 

[supadecs]

Your tortoise is adorable!!! Love the colors! I recently got two redfoot tortoises and I adore them! Mine are about the same age as your from the looks of it! Can't wait to see them grow!

thank you!! Mines 3 1/2 months old but i love the little guy so much already! haha post pica of your reds!!

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Not to hijack your thread but this is mine "Large Marge" when she hatched. She's most likely an older sibling of Lord Zuko. She's not quite as vibrant as he is though.

 

[kayleedobbins]

thank you!! Mines 3 1/2 months old but i love the little guy so much already! haha post pica of your reds!!

Here are mine

 

[supadecs]

Not to hijack your thread but this is mine "Large Marge" when she hatched. She's most likely an older sibling of Lord Zuko. She's not quite as vibrant as he is though. View attachment 303633

not hijacking at all, they're related! haha ive gone through Large Marge's thread a cluple of times to see the growth and what to kind of expect, but she really is large! haha and you hatched her too? Shes beautiful! I hope Zuko looks as good as hes growing! haha

 

[supadecs]

Here are mine
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theyre so little!! amazing reda you got there!!

 

[supadecs]

here’s zuko during his soak and brekkie this morning!

 

[Toddrickfl1]

not hijacking at all, they're related! haha ive gone through Large Marge's thread a cluple of times to see the growth and what to kind of expect, but she really is large! haha and you hatched her too? Shes beautiful! I hope Zuko looks as good as hes growing! haha

Just keep the humidity 80%+ and don't have any basking or hot spots for about the first year and you should have no problems.

 

[supadecs]

Just keep the humidity 80%+ and don't have any basking or hot spots for about the first year and you should have no problems.

Rn the temps are 87-89 without a che during the day and 80-82 at night without che! Texas has me not even using them yet but theu are hooked up to a thermostat. also have a hygrometer and humitidy is always above 80! i try to keep it high 80s+ do i need to spray the shell at all? a few of the scutes seems kinda dented but i think it mignt be because they split but not too sure if thatll smooth out as he grows

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Rn the temps are 87-89 without a che during the day and 80-82 at night without che! Texas has me not even using them yet but theu are hooked up to a thermostat. also have a hygrometer and humitidy is always above 80! i try to keep it high 80s+ do i need to spray the shell at all? a few of the scutes seems kinda dented but i think it mignt be because they split but not too sure if thatll smooth out as he grows

Spraying the carapace down dripping wet everyday can certainly help. Something else I did is about twice a month I applied organic coconut oil on the carapace. I can't say for certain if it actually does help but it didn't hurt anything either.

 

[supadecs]

Spraying the carapace down dripping wet everyday can certainly help. Something else I did is about twice a month I applied organic coconut oil on the carapace. I can't say for certain if it actually does help but it didn't hurt anything either.

ill look into gwtting some organic coconut oil! i defo spray him down a few times it just dries up really quickly haha
do you think the slightly demted scutes will smooth out over time? they "split" some time between month 2-3 and another merged haha

first pic is around june and second is end of july

 

[Toddrickfl1]

It might it might not. Looks pretty good to me. I can't really see what your referring to in the pic. Would probably need a good profile picture.

 

[supadecs]

It might it might not. Looks pretty good to me. I can't really see what your referring to in the pic. Would probably need a good profile picture.

here’s some i was able to snap rn
the one after the split kinda just caves in a little

 

[LisaLew]

Congratulations! What a beautiful tortoise! ❤️

 

[supadecs]

Congratulations! What a beautiful tortoise! ❤️

thank you!!

 

[KronksMom]

What I think you're talking about is his spine. That line that you can kind of trace going straight down the middle that indents a little is his spine, it's perfectly normal. It may stay indented a little or it may smooth out with the rest of the carapace. He's still kinda coming into his own shape.

 

[supadecs]

What I think you're talking about is his spine. That line that you can kind of trace going straight down the middle that indents a little is his spine, it's perfectly normal. It may stay indented a little or it may smooth out with the rest of the carapace. He's still kinda coming into his own shape.

thank you!! i wasnt sure if it was something to be worried about right now or if it was because his scutes started splitting! glad to know its just his spine

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Yes I agree that's part of his spine. This is a picture I just snapped of mine