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I get a lot of questions about how i raise my Indian stars from day one. I’ll explain in bullet form. If anyone wants to reach out to me, please do so at [email protected]
-place on damp paper towel donut at first sight of pip
-I remove them from the incubator after a few milestones. 1. Their yolk sac is absorbed (it’s okay if their plastron isn’t 100% fused yet). 2. They eat. 3. They drink during a soak.
-place them in a closed chamber with wet paper towels as substrate. This allows me to monitor their poop.
-closed chamber also creates ambient temp of around 88°F and 90% humidity. Condensation builds on the walls.
-after about 2 weeks I switch the substrate to cypress mulch. This also helps with humidity, but more importantly allows them to burrow ever so slightly so they don’t feel stressed.
-if you’re interested in how i make a closed chamber feel free to review my Hatch a tortoise Care guide.
-place on damp paper towel donut at first sight of pip
-I remove them from the incubator after a few milestones. 1. Their yolk sac is absorbed (it’s okay if their plastron isn’t 100% fused yet). 2. They eat. 3. They drink during a soak.
-place them in a closed chamber with wet paper towels as substrate. This allows me to monitor their poop.
-closed chamber also creates ambient temp of around 88°F and 90% humidity. Condensation builds on the walls.
-after about 2 weeks I switch the substrate to cypress mulch. This also helps with humidity, but more importantly allows them to burrow ever so slightly so they don’t feel stressed.
-if you’re interested in how i make a closed chamber feel free to review my Hatch a tortoise Care guide.