Greetings everyone! My husband and i have 2, 8 week old marginated tortoises arriving Tuesday. We have our turtle table built, but we haven't decorated it quite yet, couple of questions there and then a couple other misc questions:
-do we need to have a water bowl in the enclosure if we plan on soaking 3-4 times a week? on our care sheet it says no because they can lead to infections, but i have read otherwise
-do we need to let them hibernate this first year? We are afraid we will lose them as we aren't familair with their habits
-Do we need to feed them a calcium supplement, if so how often, what are some good ones?
-any suggestions on edible plants we can keep in there? We are thinking about some Bermuda grass in the corner
For substrate we plan on using cedar mulch, top soil, sand and sphangum moss for the sleeping area.
Thanks in advance for your help!!!!
Pictures to come!!!
-do we need to have a water bowl in the enclosure if we plan on soaking 3-4 times a week? on our care sheet it says no because they can lead to infections, but i have read otherwise
-do we need to let them hibernate this first year? We are afraid we will lose them as we aren't familair with their habits
-Do we need to feed them a calcium supplement, if so how often, what are some good ones?
-any suggestions on edible plants we can keep in there? We are thinking about some Bermuda grass in the corner
For substrate we plan on using cedar mulch, top soil, sand and sphangum moss for the sleeping area.
Thanks in advance for your help!!!!
Pictures to come!!!