Mother_of_Turtle
Member
Hi everyone,
I'm a first time turtle mom to two well-started hatchlings named Panda and Gator. My fellas are doing well, this is day 2 in their new home. They've eaten salmon and tomorrow we're trying live worms! Pool time both days. Their home is 4ft long and 2ft wide, all live foliage. Temp steady at low-mid 80s, mist 2-3 times a day to get the humidity to tropical. I have UVA/UVB and use ceramic infrared non-light heat emitters. My question is how long does the baby stage last? After meal and play time they sleep all day. Gator sleeps under a fern and Panda burrows under the moss, I have to wake them up in the morning-eat, play, back to sleep. I'm not alarmed by a potential health crisis, I understand they are babies and this is a new environment. I'd like to connect with anyone who has this type of turtle or experience with wood turtle hatchlings. Here is a pic, and they were born with a birth defect-extra scutes Thank you all in advance, very happy to join the Turtle/Tort family!
I'm a first time turtle mom to two well-started hatchlings named Panda and Gator. My fellas are doing well, this is day 2 in their new home. They've eaten salmon and tomorrow we're trying live worms! Pool time both days. Their home is 4ft long and 2ft wide, all live foliage. Temp steady at low-mid 80s, mist 2-3 times a day to get the humidity to tropical. I have UVA/UVB and use ceramic infrared non-light heat emitters. My question is how long does the baby stage last? After meal and play time they sleep all day. Gator sleeps under a fern and Panda burrows under the moss, I have to wake them up in the morning-eat, play, back to sleep. I'm not alarmed by a potential health crisis, I understand they are babies and this is a new environment. I'd like to connect with anyone who has this type of turtle or experience with wood turtle hatchlings. Here is a pic, and they were born with a birth defect-extra scutes Thank you all in advance, very happy to join the Turtle/Tort family!