baby care

  1. Lyssalou07

    New turtle mom

    Hi guys! A girl at work saved this little guy from her pool a couple of months ago. She brought him and his tank to give away and I fell in love with him and here we are. First of all, I’d like to know what type of turtle he is. I’m assuming an Eastern box, but I’m usually wrong. Next, how...
  2. S

    The babies have arrived... But what do I do now?

    The babies have finally started hatching (3 are out now, 2 left - out of the 9 or so, most seems to have been empty, they became brown, or I might have messed up somewhere during incubation?), they are cute as can be! However, now I have a problem, there are no resources on how to take care of...
  3. ashleymiller28

    Dark spots under shell for sulcata tortoise?

    Hello! Just this morning I picked up my sulcata tortoise (I am guessing she is around 7-8 months, I received her in May of this year) and inspected the underside of her shell. I was surprised to see those dark little half circles near the bottom as just a few weeks ago I checked her underside...
  4. B

    Baby Sulcata has a Swollen Cheek

    Hello, this is my first post in here and I am a new owner of a baby sulcata that I bought 2 weeks ago. First noticed he was hiding always in his humid hide just yesterday and "tries" to nibble on the food but he always miss, and tries to eat the air instead. I always soak every day...
  5. Agathaade

    Help me close my open-top enclosure?

    Hi all, I’ve been avidly browsing this forum for a few weeks, this is my first post. I am getting an eight week old baby Greek Ibera in August from Chris Leone at gardenstate tortoises. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to care for a tortoise so I am preparing everything for it to live well...
  6. M

    baby Hermans questions !! need advice

    Hi, My baby Hermanns is 10 months old and has been doing really well I've had it almost a month now. appetite is good, starting to get more picky hah but I think that's because he knows ill feed him now. he walks around his enclosure and will climb over things in their. he's in a 2x4 tortoise...
  7. CliffordtheredfootTORT

    Redfoot Hatchling temps

    Hey everyone I have another question for you guys about temps. So I set up a 40 gallon breeder for my hatchling I closed the top of it so it’s basically a closed chamber now should I have a cold and a hot side or should I just keep the whole tank at one temp right now the humidity is at around...
  8. R

    Best UVB bulb out there

    Hi everyone! I’m upgrading my baby tortoise cage to a bigger area. I have one baby Greek tortoise about 8 weeks old. I’m upgrading his tort table.. and just realized I might need another uvb bulb for the other side. I currently have a basking bulb as well as a mercury bulb for heat + uvb. I...
  9. StefanieChristensen

    To Humidify or Not??

    Hi everyone, I’m a new Sulcata owner. My baby is 2 months old. I have a book “Sulcatas” by Russ Gurley and in it he mentioned the most important thing for a Sulcata is that it’s enclosure is warm and dry. I’ve read on here they need 80% humidity - which is correct. Russ never once mentions the...
  10. mistrel123

    New Russian baby-- help!

    Hi there, I just got a captive bred Russian Tortoise two days ago. It is around four months old. I have it living in the ZooMed tortoise house with loose coconut fiber and ZooMed ecobark mixture. I have a UVB lamp for it, a heat lamp and a nighttime heat lamp with no light. I've been feeding it...
  11. MPappagallo

    Calcium Question

    I have a question about using ReptiCal. I have two 5-month-old sulcatas. They are on a diet of grass and misc weeds from our yard, cactus, hibiscus leaves, blackberry leaves and a bit of chopped zucchini or similar veggie. I also occasionally add a bti of chicory, endive or misc greens from...
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