head bobbing?

[Dizisdalife]

Hatchlings are know for eating their own poop. It may be eaten before you have a chance to remove it from the enclosure.

 

[gozzilla]

You should be soaking daily, and they will usually poop in their soaking water.

You are soaking daily, aren't you?

I am, about five to ten minutes every morning. But he doesn't poop in the water, is that unusual? and I found it btw lol. How often do they poop?

 

[Tom]

I am, about five to ten minutes every morning. But he doesn't poop in the water, is that unusual? and I found it btw lol. How often do they poop?

Go for 20-30, but make sure the water stays warm. Refresh as needed. Soaking half under the heat lamp can work, but watch temps carefully. Sometimes just using a op on your soaking container will hold the heat in. Babies don't usually poop much in their first two or three weeks. Do you know the hatch date on yours?

 

[gozzilla]

Go for 20-30, but make sure the water stays warm. Refresh as needed. Soaking half under the heat lamp can work, but watch temps carefully. Sometimes just using a op on your soaking container will hold the heat in. Babies don't usually poop much in their first two or three weeks. Do you know the hatch date on yours?

Ok I'll increase the soak times. But today I noticed he pooped around 3 ties today. Is this bad? And i do not know the hatch date, but he is around 3 inche.

 

[Tom]

Ok I'll increase the soak times. But today I noticed he pooped around 3 ties today. Is this bad? And i do not know the hatch date, but he is around 3 inche.

Can you weigh him? In grams?

 

[gozzilla]

Can you weigh him? In grams?

I cannot.

 

[Tom]

I cannot.

Time to get a scale. This is a useful way to track your tortoises health and well being. Kitchen gram scales can be picked up at Target, Walmart or Sears for around $20-30. This is a useful tool for evaluating things in your tortoises life.

 

[gozzilla]

Time to get a scale. This is a useful way to track your tortoises health and well being. Kitchen gram scales can be picked up at Target, Walmart or Sears for around $20-30. This is a useful tool for evaluating things in your tortoises life.

Ok I might be able to pick one up today. And is the using the bathroom 3 times in one day ok? He is eating a lot and everything.

 

[Yvonne G]

Depends upon how much they eat. Well-fed babies poop a lot.

 

[Tom]

Ok I might be able to pick one up today. And is the using the bathroom 3 times in one day ok? He is eating a lot and everything.

Sounds fine to me.

 

[gozzilla]

Time to get a scale. This is a useful way to track your tortoises health and well being. Kitchen gram scales can be picked up at Target, Walmart or Sears for around $20-30. This is a useful tool for evaluating things in your tortoises life.

I was finally able to get a scale. He is 55g is this good for a hatchling?

 

[Tom]

I was finally able to get a scale. He is 55g is this good for a hatchling?

55 is good, but it really depends on his age, which we don't know. Weigh him and keep track once or twice a week and lets see what happens over the next couple of weeks. Ideally you will see a steady gain.

 

[gozzilla]

I weighed him yesterday, and he is now 58 grams and 2 1/2 inches.