hatchling

- My nighttime temperature for my Golden Greek is reading 81F is this too hot for his nighttime temp or is it okay? - Also - he likes to sleep out in the open... I was thinking he’s just comfortable but is that bad..? He’s buried himself a couple times but he really likes his lamps and just...

Can black light be used during the day with UBV and UVA light or should it be switched out with the brighter “daylight” bulb?

Hello! I’m getting my Golden hatchling tomorrow and we picked up a few things for him/her. We went ahead and grabbed a squash because I read that fed a very small amount once a week is good, and also a sweet potato. I’m assuming both of these - the squash and sweet potato - needs peeled? Should...

We have a DT hatchling--almost a year old (Nov 6)--who lives in a tortoise table at the moment. His energy, appetite, and growth have been great to date. I recently created a longer, sloping downward tunnel for him which he is really enjoying. Maybe a little too much. I put the food out and he...

Hello! I was wondering if my tort could have a ceramic hide? It’s a Halloween themed ceramic holder and quite large to fit a tort (though mine is a hatchling tort anyway) I was just wanting to ask before I used it if it would be safe. I know the heat lamps get very hot, like they should, and...

I don’t know if this is allowed, please remove it if it is not allowed, but I’m looking for a reputable breeder to put me on a waiting list for a Golden Greek tortoise hatchling 2019. My email is [email protected] please let me know if you’ll have Golden Greeks available 2019. I’ll have a...

Is there a percent weight gain range that I should be trying to meet for my three desert tortoises? I'm more experienced raising birds, which grow much faster than tortoises, and always use a min - max range of how much weight they should be gaining per day. I'm only weighing the tortoises once...

Hello everyone, i recently got a greek tortoise hatchling no more than 2 months old. I live in California but winter is coming so i have an indoor plastic enclosure. He is small and probably the size of my thumb. The breeder who i have done business with and is reliable says he has a few red...

I noticed yesterday morning that the floor off his enclosure, well at his level on substrate, was registering 104 while the ambient temp midway up throughout the enclosure was registering 80-85. He had been very lethargic and hadn't eaten in two days. :( I had adjusted the thermostat and the...

Hey everyone, my hatchling sulcata tortoise, Franklin, whom I ordered from “tortoise town” and arrived Thursday, October 4th, is gasping for air and acting lethargic. His substrate is eco earth coconut fiber substrate, mixed with cedar wood chips I believe. He is in a black storage tub that I...

Hi everyone, I’m new to tortoise forum and just wanted to take this time to post my 6 month old redfoots enclosure. I built it myself. Dimensions are 2.5x3.5 feet. It is covered with plexiglass which maintains great humidity for my little guy. Any comments on how to enhance it even further...

I read somewhere that in too big an enclosure that a tortoise hatchling can get “lost”. I’m not sure if they meant that we (the owner) “loose” our tortoise hatchlings and have trouble finding them in their enclosure, or if the hatchling itself gets “lost” and has trouble finding its way around...

My baby leopard tortoise is currently undergoing a deworming treatment for 5 days. Im three days into her treatment and I do notice that she has lost her appetite. Yesterday I soaked her in a mixture of pumpkin and butternut squash baby food mixed in with warm water since she hasn't been showing...

I am new to the tortoise world and I have finally figured out what tortoise would be best for my lifestyle and my weather conditions, a Leopard Tortoise. But I do not know where to keep it. I know that they get large when they are adults, but I do not know how to house them when they are young...

I just got my new redfoot and yellowfoot hatchlings and this is the setup I made for them. The substrate is coconut coir topped with fir bark. The plants are squash, pumpkin and pet grass. The temperature stays around 83 degrees with 85 to 95 percent humidity. There is sphagnum moss in the hide...

95.7 grams today and now up for adoption! If anyone is interested in adopting this awesome little guy let me know either by post or PM (x-posting in adoptions) I'm not looking for any sort of re-homing fee but if I have to ship, I will need you to pay. Please expect tons of rude questions and...

Hi there, I am new here and I was wondering how shall I feed my 3 months old baby tortoise. I give him a bath in the morning and later put him into enclosure to feed him. He always get more food then he can eat and goes to sleep and later he returns to eat again: sleep , eat repeat pattern...

Howdy folks! Sorry for the newbie questions in advance. We just got a new Baby Leopard he's ~2 months old. He doesn't seem to be eating as much as we think he should be... he's mainly shown interest in Dandelions, Bermuda grass, St Augustine is too thick to bite through from my observation...

One of my Testudo hermanni hatchlings had a very large yolc sack. I never thought it would go so good as it did. 2 Days later it was all absorbed and only a little was left. I had it in the incubator during this time and put him/her on a tape roll so the yolc sack was hanging free. So the...

I have a hatching three toed box turtle. Tonight when I was feeding him mealworms he couldn’t swallow one of them. He was struggling and started gasping so I pulled a piece of it off. It has been an hour and I can still see it in the back of his throat. He is acting normal besides opening his...