Anapakalolo
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Hi everyone! My name is Ana. I am a happy owner of a 3 month old African Sulcata tortoise that I have named Yoshi. I received him/her today. It is being raised inside until it is big enough to live outside.
1. I was wondering does my tortoise need heat/UVB at night? I live in a tropical climate here in Hawaii where there’s A good amount of humidity. A lot of people on the island do own these same tortoises though and they do great! I bought a heat lamp for the day time and plan on bringing it outside a few days a week for natural sun exposure. I have not yet bought anything for night heat tho.
2. I’ve noticed that Yoshi was roaming around and around in his new dwelling and flipped himself over a few times while trying to climb the side. The container is plenty big for it so I’m wondering if this is normal since it’s a new environment? Also, I am scared to leave in fear that it’s going to flip over and be stuck. Any advice or reassurance will help! He is now currently sleeping in his hiding spot so I can finally relax.
3. I bought calcium with D-3. It’s in pill form which I plan on smashing to sprinkle on his food. How often do I do this and how much?
4. Is there such thing as too much food? How much should I be feeding daily?
5. How long till I can tell the sex?
And lastly...
6. How many time per week do you soak your tortoise?
Thank you sooooo much for reading this post. I know that a lot of these questions have been answered in the forum already but, it can be pretty overwhelming reading all of the answers. If you can’t answer all, any advice helps. I just want my baby to have a happy healthy life.
Aloha!
1. I was wondering does my tortoise need heat/UVB at night? I live in a tropical climate here in Hawaii where there’s A good amount of humidity. A lot of people on the island do own these same tortoises though and they do great! I bought a heat lamp for the day time and plan on bringing it outside a few days a week for natural sun exposure. I have not yet bought anything for night heat tho.
2. I’ve noticed that Yoshi was roaming around and around in his new dwelling and flipped himself over a few times while trying to climb the side. The container is plenty big for it so I’m wondering if this is normal since it’s a new environment? Also, I am scared to leave in fear that it’s going to flip over and be stuck. Any advice or reassurance will help! He is now currently sleeping in his hiding spot so I can finally relax.
3. I bought calcium with D-3. It’s in pill form which I plan on smashing to sprinkle on his food. How often do I do this and how much?
4. Is there such thing as too much food? How much should I be feeding daily?
5. How long till I can tell the sex?
And lastly...
6. How many time per week do you soak your tortoise?
Thank you sooooo much for reading this post. I know that a lot of these questions have been answered in the forum already but, it can be pretty overwhelming reading all of the answers. If you can’t answer all, any advice helps. I just want my baby to have a happy healthy life.
Aloha!