Hello everyone, I'm sorry for going MIA it's been a crazy 48 hours but I do have some positive updates!
For one, I did end up bringing my tort to a vet. Honestly, I just wanted some peace of mind. I had also booked the appoitment in a panic, and at that point figured it was worth going instead...
Update: he is now happily eating his collard greens after I kept picking him up when he was attempting to eat his substrate. His lethargy seems to be gone as well, he's been running around for the past hour or so. Let's hope he can keep everything down.
I do have a dog, but she's never been anywhere close to his enclosure. There are strands in the substrate I used. There's a picture of it in this thread that was in, when I was building his enclosure.
Here is the thread...
Hey everyone so I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that he got up and walked around a good bit. He walked right back over to his little pool and has been soaking since, just like yesterday.
The bad news is that he kept trying to eat something off the ground? I cleaned up...
It does look like it, but I do not have sand at all in my enclosure. I have a wet layer of Coco Coir substrate with a layer of Orchid Bark on top of it.
I'm hoping this is the case. I let him soak today in case he needed to pass anything along. He ended up pooping this. Does this mean anything to anyone? I work from home so I'll be monitoring him closely today. I've seen people say to wait a day or two to give them any more food when they throw...
I've removed the puke and his left over dinner from his enclosure already, so they were kind of mixed together in the garbage. But from what I can tell, there was no egg in his throwup, just what he ate for dinner tonight. There were also no worms or anything in his throw up from what I could...
Hello Everyone,
I have a Redfoot Tortoise that I've had for quite some time. About a month ago I realised that I was not taking care of him properly as a kid and have been making improvements to his living conditions. One of the things I've been trying to do is give him a better diet. From what...
Hey All,
So as I've been working on all this I decided to try to give him some new food. I've heard generally their diet should be 40% greens, 40% fruit and 20% protein. I've been trying to feed him some new fruits that he's never had before. Before I did my big overhaul I'd give him fruit...
Hey Alex,
The reason I've been keeping UV limited was from what I read on this post, where Tom stated that 2-3 hours is plenty. I'm curious to how long you think UVB should be provided. I've been following what's stated here, just a few hours of UVB mid day...
Thank you @Alex and the Redfoot and @Littleredfootbigredheart for the help as usual!
I'm starting to think about adding shade, but it seems crazy to have to wait six months to add something into the habitat. Do y'all have any recommendations as to where I could find plants that don't have...
Hey Everyone!
I just had a quick question and a few updates.
I put in another few inches of Coco Coir today, so the substrate is getting closer to 6". He's been seeming to really enjoy the heat and humidity :)
My first question is about humidity... I have a cheap hydrometer at the moment...
Quick update this morning, I've gotten some moisture and water droplets build up on the side!
Thank you for your response @Alex and the Redfoot ! How often should I be rehydrating the substrate? I figure if I need to do it from now on I can do the warm water in the corner method. I've also...