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We live in Santa Clarita, CA just north of Los Angeles city Thanks for the help

Georgie now has a completely revamped habitat, with a bed of grass and the beast coconut husk stuff. We soaked him in the Vitasol and carrot bath for about 30 min, and I got some of the gook off his eyes with a qtip and some aloe vera. The humidity is up radically in the enclosure...mostly due...

Thanks. We'll try playing with him to keep him alert. So long as my little girl washes her hands well it's OK for her to hold him, right? We've been a bit over cautious about the salmonella issue, I think...we watch him a lot but don't touch (unless soaking, etc). How long would you say he...

Well, he/she seemed to be a bit happier in the soak this morning. I pureed some carrots and a bit of apple for him to soak in. He drank quite a few times and spun around to put his head in the deep end and submerge it. You can tell he's trying to clear his eyes...scrubbing his head against...

RE: Welcome to TortoiseForum.org ! Hello all, I'm Georgie's Grampa. Georgie joined the family this Christmas and is best friends with his momma, Stevie, who's my 9 year old daughter. We think Georgie is about 4-5 months based on looking at pics from other hatchlings. We live in Southern...

he seems to be quite content to just sleep in the water...is that OK?? It's not like he's going to drown or anything, right?

fwiw, thank you for posting. I think you may have saved our little Georgie. We got him for Christmas from the reptile store. I asked them to set up the enclosure for us because we're new to turtles/reptiles. My daughter Stevie LOVES Georgie and wants to take good care of him (she's 9)...