victoria146
New Member
Guys, you have already helped me out with the incubation things, now I really need you help with my Russian hatchling.
She hatched 10 days ago with almost no yolk sac. She weighed 14 grams upon getting out of the egg and gained 1 more gram a week after.
She spent 6 days in a brooder box with heat and a bit of UVB lamp and was offered all kinds of weeds, but ate almost nothing. During that time she was very active and wanted to get out of the box.
Then, I placed her in her current terrarium (so far it’s a small enclosure of 100cm/50cm, planning on making it bigger soon). It’s 32-33 C (89,5-91,4 F) degrees for the basking spot, 26 (78,8) «in the shade». + I use 12% Arcadia UVB. There are also stones on the busking spot (she usually stays on a flat one). Around the area of her plate there’s orchid bark, and the rest is a mix of orchid bark and coco coir (30/70%).
Humidity is around 50-60%.
I soak her every day in lukewarm water for 15-20 min (lately for 20-30min).
She does eat though, but only out of my hands and small amounts. But she bites stones with a greater appetite.
I give her plantain, mallow leaves and flowers, grape leaves, dandelion, clover, mulberries leaves, evening primrose, some rose petals, burdock leaves (those are weeds which I froze for winter for my other Russian torts). I don’t give them all at once, I make a mix of 4-5 types of weeds and cut them into small pieces.
She seems to be a strong baby, sometimes very active, but still most of the time she’s sleeping in her basking spot or in a small shadow made by a piece of wood.
She does not really explore her new enclosure, she has done it may be twice only. She falls asleep under the lights and I take her into her her «house» when the light is off. In the morning I have to uncover her house a bit so she could understand that’s time to wake up. Usually she wakes up after it, but still sometimes can stay there, sleeping
I’m really worried that she still hasn’t pooped
No poops during 6 days in the brooder box, no poops in her new enclosure. As I work at home and she stays almost in one place, I am 95% sure she hasn’t done it yet
How long can it take a hatchling to start eating normally and pooping?
I’ve read in the forum about steamed pumpkin as natural laxative... can this help?
Thank you all in advance!
She hatched 10 days ago with almost no yolk sac. She weighed 14 grams upon getting out of the egg and gained 1 more gram a week after.
She spent 6 days in a brooder box with heat and a bit of UVB lamp and was offered all kinds of weeds, but ate almost nothing. During that time she was very active and wanted to get out of the box.
Then, I placed her in her current terrarium (so far it’s a small enclosure of 100cm/50cm, planning on making it bigger soon). It’s 32-33 C (89,5-91,4 F) degrees for the basking spot, 26 (78,8) «in the shade». + I use 12% Arcadia UVB. There are also stones on the busking spot (she usually stays on a flat one). Around the area of her plate there’s orchid bark, and the rest is a mix of orchid bark and coco coir (30/70%).
Humidity is around 50-60%.
I soak her every day in lukewarm water for 15-20 min (lately for 20-30min).
She does eat though, but only out of my hands and small amounts. But she bites stones with a greater appetite.
I give her plantain, mallow leaves and flowers, grape leaves, dandelion, clover, mulberries leaves, evening primrose, some rose petals, burdock leaves (those are weeds which I froze for winter for my other Russian torts). I don’t give them all at once, I make a mix of 4-5 types of weeds and cut them into small pieces.
She seems to be a strong baby, sometimes very active, but still most of the time she’s sleeping in her basking spot or in a small shadow made by a piece of wood.
She does not really explore her new enclosure, she has done it may be twice only. She falls asleep under the lights and I take her into her her «house» when the light is off. In the morning I have to uncover her house a bit so she could understand that’s time to wake up. Usually she wakes up after it, but still sometimes can stay there, sleeping
I’m really worried that she still hasn’t pooped
No poops during 6 days in the brooder box, no poops in her new enclosure. As I work at home and she stays almost in one place, I am 95% sure she hasn’t done it yet
How long can it take a hatchling to start eating normally and pooping?
I’ve read in the forum about steamed pumpkin as natural laxative... can this help?
Thank you all in advance!