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  1. Spartagus981

    Food Question

    To be honest I forgot all about it. But thank you!
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    Food Question

    Hello, I have two hatchlings and I was wondering if it would be okay to make spinach apart of their diet which currently only consists of romaine lettuce, kale, and a pellet every other day or so. I was also wondering about Timothy hay (the kind you give rabbits and guinea pigs), would they be...
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    Any Habitat Advice?

    Any advice? I have a Hermann and a Greek Tortoise hatchling. This is there enclosure. I have plantation soil for a substrate. Under the bulb it's about 104°F In the middle of the habitat it's about 80°F On the cool end it's about 62°F I have dayheat, night heat, and day UVB. I try to keep the...
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    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    No, it doesn't easily come off.
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    How to keep thee humidity up?

    No. I use eco terra plantation soil
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    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    I went with turtle shack because they temperature sex their torts and I needed females.
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    How to keep thee humidity up?

    It is a ZooMed analog gauge, and it is about 4-5" from the plantation soil substrate. This will be moved Monday when the new habitat arrives.
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    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    So on December 30th, 2014 I received my Greek hatchling and Hermann's hatchling that I ordered from Turtleshack.com/Tortoiseshack.com. When they arrived the Hermann's had these white spots on his shell. So it has been a couple of days and now they are both eating, pooping, and wandering around...
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    How to keep thee humidity up?

    Well I have a Greek hatchling and a Hermanns hatchling, so I'm aiming for the 60%-90% range.
  10. Spartagus981

    How to keep thee humidity up?

    I have a Greek tortoise and a Hermanns tortoise, and I was wondering how I could keep the humidity levels up without a humidifier? I have them on exoterra plantation soil and I have been misting it every now and then with a bottle, but I was wondering if there was something I could do, like...
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    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    I have an eco terra temp gun and that works great; and I have 2 humidity gauges in the tank. One from Big Apple Pet Supplies and the other is Repti-Therm.
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    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    The plantation soil came in and they seem much happier, the humidity is also higher and easier to sustain. Thank you all for the help and advice!
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    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    I figure I'll keep the substrate moist and then spritz it down with a misting bottle a few times a day. That should keep the humidity up.
  14. Spartagus981

    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    What are your thoughts on using exo-terra eco earth for substrate?
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    New tortoise and I have some questions/concerns.

    Thank you, it's fine.
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