jhb
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Hello all !
It has been almost a month since I became the owner of my baby horsfield Ralph, who is now just 6 months old. Still learning as much as I can about tortoises, but I just have a few questions bobbling around in my head I would like to get some answers too !
1) When I "bath" Ralph, he sometimes dunks his head/face underwater and appears to blow bubbles, the frst time I saw this I panicked a bit ! Is this normal/safe ?
2) I try not to feed by hand too much, but as you probably understand it's a nice experience to interact with your tortoise this way, however .. feeding by hand has seen Ralph ignoring the food I am offering and trying so very hard to nip my fingers ! (he was successful once, and it surprisingly was quite a pinch !)
3) What is (in your opinon) the BEST all year round indoor substrate for a horsfield tortoise ? (The main enclosure substrate, and the "bedding")
Many thanks in advance for taking the time to read and answer any of these !
Jake
It has been almost a month since I became the owner of my baby horsfield Ralph, who is now just 6 months old. Still learning as much as I can about tortoises, but I just have a few questions bobbling around in my head I would like to get some answers too !
1) When I "bath" Ralph, he sometimes dunks his head/face underwater and appears to blow bubbles, the frst time I saw this I panicked a bit ! Is this normal/safe ?
2) I try not to feed by hand too much, but as you probably understand it's a nice experience to interact with your tortoise this way, however .. feeding by hand has seen Ralph ignoring the food I am offering and trying so very hard to nip my fingers ! (he was successful once, and it surprisingly was quite a pinch !)
3) What is (in your opinon) the BEST all year round indoor substrate for a horsfield tortoise ? (The main enclosure substrate, and the "bedding")
Many thanks in advance for taking the time to read and answer any of these !
Jake
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