Thank you so much! I wish I had found this place when I'd done my initial research. I feel so unprepared and I HATE learning as I go with animals, but I have learned sooooo much here.
We'll be upgrading light and heating first and looking at enclosure upgrades.
I'm planning on raised garden...
Hi! You seem knowledgeable so I hope it's okay. As we prep to buy new lighting, does this seem right? Does this also produce UVA?
https://a.co/d/g8OleFT
Daily soaks as long as he allows, we aim for 20-30 but sometimes it gets broken into two as he wants out. Appetite seems good though he prefers to eat in the afternoon. We soak in late morning/early afternoon.
Very socialable, comes to you when you talk. Just a sweet dude. I ordered dandelion...
Excellent thank you so much! I'll look into some different pellets to have as well as fresh veg.
Since fruits are a no go, are there any special tortie treats that yours like? I know carrots can be fed a few times a week but not often like leaf veg.
I'd like to grow our own weeds and grass...
I feel awful asking a million questions.
Can you recommend a good grass seed? I'd like to grow some indoors for him that way I know it's safe.
We use Timothy hay for our small pets. I've read it's idea but since a lot of the research I did prior seems incorrect, I'd like to confirm.
He had a...
Thank you! Can you showe some examples of your preferred lighting options so I can look for them? I'm having a hard time finding exactly what's recommended in the link and I want to ensure I'm doing this correctly.
The enclosure is about 20inches high I believe and a screen top. Our bedroom...
We were in the day before for treats for my hamster, and this tortie was acting goofy at the corner of the enclosure. I sat there and watched him, he stared at me and I just fell in love. We went back the next day for him. 🥰
I'll check on the lights for certain. The last photo was him at the pet store. I feared impaction so I went with compressed coconut fiber blocks as substrate.