Still don't have a tortoise in residence, but DH is pretty much on board. It's more a matter of time line right now. .
I've been doing a lot of research but there's a few things I'd like to clarify about hatchling husbandry.
I'm likely getting a Greek (hopefully iberian) when the time comes. But there's also a slight chance I could be getting another subspecies, or mix of subspecies. There's an even tinier chance I might get a hermanns, but I'm pretty set on iberian greek.
Is it best to start a Greek in a table or somewhere with a little more humidity control, such as closed chamber, large tank, or modified bin? I assume with a table it would be beneficial to do a humid hide set up? But what's "best practice" here? And I know everyone does different things, but what do you reccomend?
If you start your hatchling in temporary digs in order to bolster humidity, or just in general, what size enclosure do you use to start your babies?
If you start in something smaller, temporary, or with higher humidity, at what point (age or size) do you start transitioning your tort to an open table/more adult set up?
Thanks in advance. I want to ask the questions, even potentially dumb ones before I have a living, breathing animal to mess things up with.
I've been doing a lot of research but there's a few things I'd like to clarify about hatchling husbandry.
I'm likely getting a Greek (hopefully iberian) when the time comes. But there's also a slight chance I could be getting another subspecies, or mix of subspecies. There's an even tinier chance I might get a hermanns, but I'm pretty set on iberian greek.
Is it best to start a Greek in a table or somewhere with a little more humidity control, such as closed chamber, large tank, or modified bin? I assume with a table it would be beneficial to do a humid hide set up? But what's "best practice" here? And I know everyone does different things, but what do you reccomend?
If you start your hatchling in temporary digs in order to bolster humidity, or just in general, what size enclosure do you use to start your babies?
If you start in something smaller, temporary, or with higher humidity, at what point (age or size) do you start transitioning your tort to an open table/more adult set up?
Thanks in advance. I want to ask the questions, even potentially dumb ones before I have a living, breathing animal to mess things up with.