Henry and Beanz

[MaddieGA]

 

[gustaf]

Re: New baby Dalmatian Hermanns Tortoise!

Very nice

 

[MaddieGA]

Henry

 

[MaddieGA]

New baby Dalmatian Hermanns Tortoise!

This is Beanz!

He's my second tort! He just arrived today from Tortoise Supply, which is a great website to buy tortoises from. Beanz is about 3-5 months old, and he is a Dalmatian Hermanns Tortoise. My other tortoise is Henry, a Russian tort. I've had him for about 6 months and he's super sweet! So exited I joined Tort Forum!

 

[MaddieGA]

This is Henry my Russian tortoise

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Love my tort!

 

[MaddieGA]

Russian Tortoise

Henry

 

[hunterk997]

RE: Russian Tortoise

Do you use hay as a substrate?

 

[Pittrock]

@hunterk997 - yes we have Timothy hay in half and sand/soil in the other half. I'm thinking of switching to aspen instead of hay. Is the hay a poor substrate for Russian? He usually burrows into the hay to sleep.

 

[AZtortMom]

Be careful with Hay. It dries the babies out very quickly and when moisture is added to it, it molds very quickly

 

[MaddieGA]

Thanks for the help AZtortMom

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[AZtortMom]

Anytime

 

[Elohi]

I have a Beans too! She is a gorgeous leopard. [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES][TURTLE]

 

[Pittrock]

@aztortmom - Thanks so much for pointing out the hay substrate. I went out this morning and got some plain Cypress mulch to replace the hay, removed the sand and substituted untreated topsoil. I'm sure they will be happier!

 

[MaddieGA]

@elohi
Your tortoise is so beautiful! We were considering getting a leopard, but we did not have enough room for a tortoise that gets kind of big. That's why we decided to get a smaller breed! But anyway, he is a beauty!

 

[MaddieGA]

Going to take new photos!