Hey guys! I am setting up my hatchling's enclosure tomorrow and need some advice. I am planning on going with a Christmas Tree Storage Container as it's "cage". Using coco coir and organic topsoil mix as the substrate. Plastic shoe box as a hide. Pretty much going exactly by what Tom said in his sticky. My questions are these:
I have heard that UVC and UVB lights are bad for tortoise eyes, is this true? Do I need to get a UVA light specifically?
I have heard that over feeding a tortoise is bad for it. And that if a Sully has food in its enclosure at all times, it will most likely over eat. But if it roams in a backyard, it does not over eat. I read a thread somewhere on here but can't find it now. The person took planters (maybe called plastic flower trays?) and planted seeds in them that they're sully could eat. Once they grew a little they would put one planter in their sully's enclosure to graze, when that was eaten down they would switch it out with a different planter etc so that the first one could grow. Would a sully eat too much in this case? Is it a good idea? Or bad?
I had another question. I plan on letting my hatchling outside in a kiddie pool for about an hour a day. Could I plant seeds in this and let him graze on that?
Also, I read that after I soak my sully I am supposed to completely dry him before putting him back in his enclosure. I also know that I should be spraying him with water about 3 times a day. Am I supposed to dry him off after I do that as well? I figured I would if I had to dry him after soaking, but then the mist seems pointless to me.
Any help would be great!
I have heard that UVC and UVB lights are bad for tortoise eyes, is this true? Do I need to get a UVA light specifically?
I have heard that over feeding a tortoise is bad for it. And that if a Sully has food in its enclosure at all times, it will most likely over eat. But if it roams in a backyard, it does not over eat. I read a thread somewhere on here but can't find it now. The person took planters (maybe called plastic flower trays?) and planted seeds in them that they're sully could eat. Once they grew a little they would put one planter in their sully's enclosure to graze, when that was eaten down they would switch it out with a different planter etc so that the first one could grow. Would a sully eat too much in this case? Is it a good idea? Or bad?
I had another question. I plan on letting my hatchling outside in a kiddie pool for about an hour a day. Could I plant seeds in this and let him graze on that?
Also, I read that after I soak my sully I am supposed to completely dry him before putting him back in his enclosure. I also know that I should be spraying him with water about 3 times a day. Am I supposed to dry him off after I do that as well? I figured I would if I had to dry him after soaking, but then the mist seems pointless to me.
Any help would be great!