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  1. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    Little one passed away last week. I buried him and planted the pothos next to him.
  2. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    An update, The tort stays where i place him and falls asleep still. I placed pothos and elephant ear in the enclosure and upped the temperatures. I have attached pictures of the enclosure and the tort. His plastron is kinda concave and seems like there is a gap, not quite sure. When he soaks...
  3. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    I'll pick some up later today! Is there anything else that I could alter/change?
  4. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    The bulbs are the ceramic heating bulbs. I can. What plants would tolerate the dim light and humidity?
  5. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    I have a temp gun. It was about 95 on one side and 85 on the other. I lifted the lamp on the side that was hotter to decrease the temp a bit. The bobbing has leveled off. It seems to just be sleeping now wherever it is.
  6. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    Just to update, I changed the substrate and placed another heat source. I also changed the food to endives and mixed greens with some boiled egg. It seems to be bobbing its head quite a bit and not really moving. The heat has increased quite a bit. Is this normal or should I alter something...
  7. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    Sorry. I feed turnip greens, collards, cucumber, mustard greens, carrot. Occasionally Bok Choi! Substrate is very wet!
  8. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    I see. I’ll make the switch tonight. Fir bark for the pine. Make it warmer! Yeah. I haven’t seen any behavior like that from the beginning.
  9. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    I see! I’ll make some alterations to make the enclosure hotter and alter the substrate. The substrate is very wet. I actually, did this after seeing a previous post of yours. Thank you! Is there anything else that I could be doing incorrectly?
  10. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    I had it in a hotter environment previously, it avoided the heat like the plague.
  11. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    I had the tort in a hotter environment previously. It avoided the heat like the plague. Is this normal behavior?
  12. OkoraAphra10

    Manouria emys emys Hatchling Worries

    Hi All, My name is Jeremy and I have been raising a Manouria emys emys since late September. He/She hatched in July. He/She lives in a closed plastic bin (39" x 20") with pine bark nuggets and coco coir with several water dishes and a few hides. The bin is next to a window and is heated by a...
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