AngusMcKay
New Member
Hello,
My name is Kevin. I recently received a hatchling in the mail from TortoiseTown.com
unfortunately after reading on this forum I have found that they may not be the best place to get a tort from due to other members complains, nevertheless, here I am reading these reviews after the fact.
I have lurked for about a week or so on the forums and am grateful for all the advice that everyone has put out.
1. I have noticed that taking care of these baby sulcatas is much like growing weed. Not to ruffle any feathers, but the actual control of the environment is very similar, thanks to my previous experience with growing plants indoors, I was able to create a "semi" closed chamber for my little guy.
2. I am nervous about having a hatchling, from what I am reading people do not have a lot of success with them as first time Tortoises, but my dude is happy as can be.
I used a wide tank 40 gal that has two doors on the front and a screened mesh top. I covered the top with aluminum foil and encased the ligh/che in aluminum foil as well. this keeps his tank "at tortoise level about 95 degrees and his humidity about 80% I am trying to get the humidity up to 90%, I assume this weekend I can work on adjusting the foil to hold in more humidity.
my substrate is a mix of soil and play sand. - I am going to switch it out as it has pearlite in it, that is really the only mistake I can see that I have made so far.
he eats dandelion greens since I have received him, and I am going to feed him a small amount of squash tonight to see if he likes it.
I use a CHE and a Mercury Vapor bulb for heating and UVB, but plan on taking him outside multiple times a week, however I have not yet ventured outside wth him because I want to supervise and I am at work all day.
I really appreciate all the advice put out here on the forums, and am sorry that you all have to repeat yourselves so often with new Tortoise owners.
My name is Kevin. I recently received a hatchling in the mail from TortoiseTown.com
unfortunately after reading on this forum I have found that they may not be the best place to get a tort from due to other members complains, nevertheless, here I am reading these reviews after the fact.
I have lurked for about a week or so on the forums and am grateful for all the advice that everyone has put out.
1. I have noticed that taking care of these baby sulcatas is much like growing weed. Not to ruffle any feathers, but the actual control of the environment is very similar, thanks to my previous experience with growing plants indoors, I was able to create a "semi" closed chamber for my little guy.
2. I am nervous about having a hatchling, from what I am reading people do not have a lot of success with them as first time Tortoises, but my dude is happy as can be.
I used a wide tank 40 gal that has two doors on the front and a screened mesh top. I covered the top with aluminum foil and encased the ligh/che in aluminum foil as well. this keeps his tank "at tortoise level about 95 degrees and his humidity about 80% I am trying to get the humidity up to 90%, I assume this weekend I can work on adjusting the foil to hold in more humidity.
my substrate is a mix of soil and play sand. - I am going to switch it out as it has pearlite in it, that is really the only mistake I can see that I have made so far.
he eats dandelion greens since I have received him, and I am going to feed him a small amount of squash tonight to see if he likes it.
I use a CHE and a Mercury Vapor bulb for heating and UVB, but plan on taking him outside multiple times a week, however I have not yet ventured outside wth him because I want to supervise and I am at work all day.
I really appreciate all the advice put out here on the forums, and am sorry that you all have to repeat yourselves so often with new Tortoise owners.