Hello 
Just wanted to check if my tortoise looks healthy. He was born 20/07/18, i’ve had him for about 3 weeks, his carapace is 5.5cm and he weighs 38 grams (Jackson Ratio of 0.22, which is a bit overweight because i used to overfeed until i learned the right amount).
He is now fed on a couple of leaves from store bought Florette Crispy Mix, 1/2 a dandelion and a few leaves of salad cress.
He has a massive 60x130cm enclosure with a ratio of 9:1 topsoil:sand but i am considering changing substrate to 100% coco coir or 5:5 coco coir:topsoil.
The enclosure has a 100w Arcadia Mercury Vapour Bulb that is about 20cm above a flat rock (It’s that close because the recommended 30cm was not at least 30c, it’s winter and should have got the 150w bulb.) The other side of the enclosure stays at around 15-18c during the day and 12-15c at night. A constant humidity level of 50-65%.
He seems to prefer to burrying himself halfway in the substrate than go into the flower pot next to the flat rock but that doesn’t bother me.
During the day he is very active, walks around in circles and explores the enclosure everyday for about 20 mins and then has a rest. He eats all his meal after i bath him in warm water (25c) for about 10 mins everyday. He doesn’t poop or pee every time in the bath but does sometimes. When he does pee he has toothpaste like urates sometimes. He also has a small pool of cold water in the enclosure.
Here are some photos.
Thanks!
Just wanted to check if my tortoise looks healthy. He was born 20/07/18, i’ve had him for about 3 weeks, his carapace is 5.5cm and he weighs 38 grams (Jackson Ratio of 0.22, which is a bit overweight because i used to overfeed until i learned the right amount).
He is now fed on a couple of leaves from store bought Florette Crispy Mix, 1/2 a dandelion and a few leaves of salad cress.
He has a massive 60x130cm enclosure with a ratio of 9:1 topsoil:sand but i am considering changing substrate to 100% coco coir or 5:5 coco coir:topsoil.
The enclosure has a 100w Arcadia Mercury Vapour Bulb that is about 20cm above a flat rock (It’s that close because the recommended 30cm was not at least 30c, it’s winter and should have got the 150w bulb.) The other side of the enclosure stays at around 15-18c during the day and 12-15c at night. A constant humidity level of 50-65%.
He seems to prefer to burrying himself halfway in the substrate than go into the flower pot next to the flat rock but that doesn’t bother me.
During the day he is very active, walks around in circles and explores the enclosure everyday for about 20 mins and then has a rest. He eats all his meal after i bath him in warm water (25c) for about 10 mins everyday. He doesn’t poop or pee every time in the bath but does sometimes. When he does pee he has toothpaste like urates sometimes. He also has a small pool of cold water in the enclosure.
Here are some photos.
Thanks!
