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  1. TortoiseHerder

    New Baby Egyption Tortoise Care

    Here are mine. Like I said, these were found where I live. The smaller one was inside my apartment and I caught when doing laundry. I should also mention that I have a toad that lives in their as well since they live around my apartment.
  2. TortoiseHerder

    New Baby Egyption Tortoise Care

    Yes, I have two skinks. I caught one inside my apartment last year and a few months ago a coworker caught one and gave it to me.
  3. TortoiseHerder

    New Baby Egyption Tortoise Care

    Well you’ve made me feel better. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong. I am considering changing out their bedding for the Decomposed Granite, Sand, Top Soil mix because I’ve noticed the crushed oyster shell is too powdery. Everywhere they walk they get covered in the powder. Yours...
  4. TortoiseHerder

    New Baby Egyption Tortoise Care

    Mine hatched June 15th & 19th respectively. What’s funny is they stick together and they don’t go into their “humid hide” but rather get right next to one of the fake plants and stay their. At least that’s what I notice when I get home. I do feed them every other day before I go to work and...
  5. TortoiseHerder

    New Baby Egyption Tortoise Care

    I’m having an incredibly hard time finding dandelion or clover around where I live. Growing up it was everywhere but not everyone sprays for it I don’t see it anymore. If I do find some I’m going to put it in my terrarium with my skinks and grow it and then feed it to the tortoises on...
  6. TortoiseHerder

    New Baby Egyption Tortoise Care

    Mine didn’t want to eat the Mazuri either. I finally emailed Chris and asked him what he recommended and he told me to remove the other food and only offer them the Mazuri. One took to it before the other (the less shy one) but now they both eagerly eat it. I also bought a Hibiscus plant and...
  7. TortoiseHerder

    New Baby Egyption Tortoise Care

    I also adopted two Egyptian Tortoises from Chris at Garden State. I’ve had them a little over a month now and they are growing like a weed. It’s funny how they both have different personalities (one is shy and one quite active). They readily take Mazuri Tortoise Food soaked in water and...
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