His new favorite pastime is climbing into of his cave and eating his food from above.... .... He makes a bit of a mess during the climb, but seems to enjoy the task. He eats so much!!
So another question: he eats everything (fresh) that I put out and I want to know if I am feeling him enough.
He really doesn't touch the premade food (zoo med grassland tortoise pellets).
I'm putting it dandelion, kale and endive right now. I put in a loose pile about the same size as he is...
We only plan to put him in the outside enclosure during the day on good days where the temperature is at least 70.
Viewing it as more of an exercise pen as the weather here gets down into the teens and snows for about four months of the year off and on.
And I understand what you mean by the...
Thank you! Great Info.
Why do you think he is wild caught? Is that bad?
Also he has been more active the last couple of days and he bobs hi head every now and then, what does the head bobbing mean?
So a few more questions... I have found a source coco coir and have that handled.
He has:
Warm side that is 90-95 with 45-50% humidity*
Cooler Side that is 65-70 with about 60% humidity*
Lights (UVA & UVB) off at night, temps don't drop below 60
Covered cave for hiding
*Humidity changes...
More pictures later. And we only used the red light the first night.
I am leaving the uva/uvb light on 12 hours a day 95 on one side 60 on the other.
Not sure how humid it should be. About 40% on hit dude and 60% on cooler side.
Repti carpet on half repti bark on other half.
He had pooped...
We got this ?Guy? Yesterday and we were told her was a Mediterranean Tortise. But after handing out of the forum looking for "best practices". Since temperature needs seem to differ, I wanted to know.
Thank you for your help!