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- Dec 4, 2011
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Hey folks!
I have had experience with ibera greeks and I was recently at a show where lllreptile had a pair of kinixys homeana available. I did some quick research and decided to buy them. I know they are wild caught and I should not support this. However, I wanted a new species that stayed small and the price for the pair was unbeatable. Unfortunately, the male died the very next day, he wasnt healthy at all and probably the reason they were so cheap. My question for you guys, how have you acclimated your wildcaught individuals? Mine is extremely shy and I have only seen her eat twice (only when I offered the zoomed box turtle canned food). She hasn't lost weight, but in fact has gained weight since I acquired her. But for what I see her ingest, which is not much at all, I'm curious to know how I can make this easier and better for her. She will also spend two to three days in the same spot, tucked away in her shell. She is just so odd and reclusive compared to my greeks.
She is housed in a 5'x3' closed chamber system with two inches of organic top soil filled with earthworms and red worms, springtails, and isopods. I also have some leaf litter on the top layer. For plants I went with grape ivy, Boston fern, and a small jasmine bush. Water is available and deep enough for soaking. I have a 5.0 uvb tube and a ceramic heat emitter.
I have had experience with ibera greeks and I was recently at a show where lllreptile had a pair of kinixys homeana available. I did some quick research and decided to buy them. I know they are wild caught and I should not support this. However, I wanted a new species that stayed small and the price for the pair was unbeatable. Unfortunately, the male died the very next day, he wasnt healthy at all and probably the reason they were so cheap. My question for you guys, how have you acclimated your wildcaught individuals? Mine is extremely shy and I have only seen her eat twice (only when I offered the zoomed box turtle canned food). She hasn't lost weight, but in fact has gained weight since I acquired her. But for what I see her ingest, which is not much at all, I'm curious to know how I can make this easier and better for her. She will also spend two to three days in the same spot, tucked away in her shell. She is just so odd and reclusive compared to my greeks.
She is housed in a 5'x3' closed chamber system with two inches of organic top soil filled with earthworms and red worms, springtails, and isopods. I also have some leaf litter on the top layer. For plants I went with grape ivy, Boston fern, and a small jasmine bush. Water is available and deep enough for soaking. I have a 5.0 uvb tube and a ceramic heat emitter.