Turningstar
Member
Approximately 8-9 month old sulcata baby for adoption to knowledgeable tortoise home.
I got him July 3rd, 2018, from The Turtle Source. I am looking for someone with experience who would like to take him and give him more time than I have to get him to thrive.
Please feel free to take the time and go through my previous posts about the tortoises we bought. I have bought all the correct foods (opuntia, testudo seed mix, clover seed, mazuri, rep cal, endive and escarole, etc.), purchased the correct lighting and heating CHEs, built a huge closed chamber tank for them, etc. Despite all this, he has only gained 5 grams in 4 months. He walks around, eats, poops, and even self soaks occasionally. My thermostat stopped working one night last week and the tank temp dropped to 65. He blew a couple of nose bubbles that day, but I raised the tank temp a little and started soaking in pedialyte. He seems to be fine now.
I am hoping someone knowledgeable near me would like to take him on and give him more time than I have, and give him a better chance to grow. Had I realized that baby torts would require so much, I wouldnt have gotten them, already having 3 kids of my own to care for 24/7.
I will include all his food and calcium, vitamin powder, food and water bowls.
I got him July 3rd, 2018, from The Turtle Source. I am looking for someone with experience who would like to take him and give him more time than I have to get him to thrive.
Please feel free to take the time and go through my previous posts about the tortoises we bought. I have bought all the correct foods (opuntia, testudo seed mix, clover seed, mazuri, rep cal, endive and escarole, etc.), purchased the correct lighting and heating CHEs, built a huge closed chamber tank for them, etc. Despite all this, he has only gained 5 grams in 4 months. He walks around, eats, poops, and even self soaks occasionally. My thermostat stopped working one night last week and the tank temp dropped to 65. He blew a couple of nose bubbles that day, but I raised the tank temp a little and started soaking in pedialyte. He seems to be fine now.
I am hoping someone knowledgeable near me would like to take him on and give him more time than I have, and give him a better chance to grow. Had I realized that baby torts would require so much, I wouldnt have gotten them, already having 3 kids of my own to care for 24/7.
I will include all his food and calcium, vitamin powder, food and water bowls.