Recent content by Calummaparsonii27

It is with a heavy heart that I announce Turt's death. I accept full responsibility for his death as it was my fault. To start, I suffer from severe depression and my animals are what help me get through the days. I went off my two main anti-depressants after unwelcome side-effects became...

So far Turt is doing well. He sleeps, eats, and circles his enclosure probably plotting his escape. I replaced his spot lamp with a led light bulb, and he seems to be able to see his food better than when he just had the basking spot lamp providing light, so he's eating much better and he...

Thank you so much for the help, it's truly been eye opening seeing information from experienced owners compared to what articles say, which were probably written by people who've little experience in the subject.

Gotcha, I'll bump the temperature up for him.

I think you're referring to Turt, which is his name, not turf. I always have a heater on in my room so the ambient temperature is around 60-70. I'll get a ceramic bulb for at night for him just to be sure.

Substrate is a mix of bark, coco fiber, potting soil, and some left over sand. I don't keep a top on the enclosure but I have one just in case it's needed. The green is left over grass that Turt has drug around his enclosure.

He'll just be walking around then suddenly stop and doze off for a little bit then continue walking. It's adorable to watch but I'm a bit concerned. I don't know if it's because he's a baby or if it's just a trait he has.

Sorry, forgot to reply to your comment

Rinse and repeat as in he does it over and over.

So my baby Sulcata will randomly just stop in his tracks and fall asleep for maybe 5 minutes, then resume walking around and rinse and repeat. Is this normal behavior?

Absolutely adorable!

This is Turt, my baby Sulcata Tortoise I got about a month ago. Just thought I'd put this out there.