Orcsloot
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yeah my logic with the food scattered is to have a kind of enrichment to the enclosure to motivate exploration and peak curiosity in cherub mcwigglesworth the third. but his fav food and bulk i have on a clay terra lid in hopes it wears beak growth as well as provide a cleaner meal without the coco fibers.Looks really neat!
You may use a large shallow terracotta saucer as a pool/water dish. Same for the food dish, so he doesn't eat too much substrate with food.
At this age he should be outside from 15 minutes to one hour. And extend this time as he grows.
that being said i read online coco coir is safe to ingest and that and cypress mulch is all i use but please lmk if im wrong if so ill start keeping them hidden but on plants or on stone etc. my end goal is to create a medditeraian vibe like his kind frequent minus the substrate illl stick to coco coir or orchid bark, cypress mulch.
every soak i try to get him exposed to direct sunlight so hes getting 15min+ daily rn but im super nervous to just let him run free we have birds and other wild life and god knows whats on that ground so its gonna be controlled enviorments i select everything he steps on it gets tort proofed some like to let theres roam i just cant imagine if something happened though. but i also see how bad he wants to just roam man so its tough..
haha yeah i lost count how many times ive ran back and forth to check temps and humidity and to just have a peak at the fella xD i maybe misted his enclosure more than i shouldve trying to keep 60%+ consistent humidity lol i really just love seeing his cute little face! id be lying if i didnt say im not losing sleep over just imagining all the plans i have for the fellas 20ft x 20ft outside and future 4ft x 8ft enclosure inside i also wake up every morning eager to get to his table to get him in a warm soak to start the dayYour excitement reminds me of when I got my Tortoise two years ago🥰 At that time I even wake up at like 4am in the morning to see if his temperature is right haha
he actually got super active today to it was so fun to watch him explore i wanna constantly be changing his scenery up a bit adding to it moving stuff etc to keep him curious he totally responds to the changes in what id percieve as a positive thing. i hope im right and not stressing him out but hes not sleeping all day anymore hes actually movin and being just full of life its epic!
alll and alll i never thought something so simple and smal like a tortoise could have such a huge positive mental impact on my life im genuinely happier just being around this little dude i love him to death lol and ive only had him like 2 days xD