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Hey everyone. I have a baby tunisian tortoise that I've had for about 2 months now. I got feedback on his enclosure and changed his substrate and light. The temps are good and I spray one side of the tank heavily every other day as well as give him daily soaks. He has been eating and pooping...

Well luckily I've made some changes, changed to cococoir orchid bark Cyprus mulch mix, got lower wattage basking bulb and higher uvb rating uvb strip.

I hear you, I liberally wet the cooler end of the enclosure and give him morning and evening soaks in warm water. Ive seen conflicting care advice in terms of the species needing a very dry environment but im guessing that is reffering to adults and not babies. Maybe ill get some moss and put it...

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Thanks ill make some adjustments, I put some clover in from my garden and he nibbled on it thankfully. Also is it normal for his underneath to look a lil crooked?

Im using a reptizoo t5 uvb 39watts, (which now i am realizing may be the issue as 5.0 uvb is mainly for tropical tanks i think) 4x2x2 enclosure with a mixture of organic topsoil and decomposed granite as substrate, as well as a 100watt deep heat projector from zoo med that is about 14 inches...

Hey everyone, I have a cute Lil baby tunisian tortoise I got from garden state tortoise in the mail about a week ago. They are quite young and I've been doing warm soaks everyday, as well as the basking spot being 98 and ambient being 80. They have been burrowing directly under the deep heat...

Hey thanks so much for your detailed response, there is a small small amount of sand, chris advised a majority top soil and decomposed granite mix as its close to their natural habitat. Im also using an arcadia deep heat projector and its in a 4x2x2 enclosure.

Thanks so much for your reply, is it normal for him to burrow down near the hot spot in the tank while sleeping?

Just recieved this little one from garden state tortoise, just wanted to know any tips on making sure he gets comfortable with his enclosure and stays healthy. Hes younger than I expected, should I soak him daily? Thanks