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    New hatchling likes to eat outside not inside

    Baby food soaks? what does it entail .. still not eating inside and outside this morning did not eat alot...I am concerned do not want to lose this baby...
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    New hatchling likes to eat outside not inside

    I have replaced the red heat light with a ceramic infrared heat emitter keeping the temperature around 95-97 on the humid end...replaced the coil UVB with a desert series 50 t8 fluorescent bulb..
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    New hatchling likes to eat outside not inside

    Thanks so much ..I have raised many reptiles/amphibians and turtles but this is my first tortoise..I have switched out the coil UVB bulb replaced with a fluorescent 8.0 reptile glow exo terra 15 watt ( hope this is ok)..but I'm still not clear on the red heat light..how do I supplement heat do...
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    New hatchling likes to eat outside not inside

    The colored light is on one end for heat a nighttime light ( nightlight zoo med red reptile bulb 60 watt )..the other end is white UVB light zoo med 5.0 UVB ..the sand is part of a mixture 20%sand 60% topsoil 15% Pete moss 5% sphagnum moss..do I still need to change bulb..and substrate
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    New hatchling likes to eat outside not inside

    On one end heated around 95- 100 degrees with sphagnum moss and rock substrate is a mix of sand topsoil and Pete moss on that end to keep humidity ( see pic) at the other end is a UVB light With some cover ...in the middle is water dish also have a cuttlebone..
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    New hatchling likes to eat outside not inside

    Savannah our African Leopard tortoise ..likes to eat outside clover and grass..she moves around quite a bit Inside she does not seem to eat even after soaking..I feed her a variety .kale,collard greens zoo med tortoise food and occasionally zucchini ..is this a reason to worry
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