annasofiajorgensen
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Hello you all, thank you so much for your last answers about my 2 tortoises who unfortunately turned into 1 due to our circumstances/space.
How long can my baby Hermann's tortoise that is 5 months go without eating? I have had him for about 2 weeks, and I have tried getting him accostumed to wild plants that are good for him, but he has only eaten clovers and dandelion leaves out of all the plants I am offering him. I want him to eat the other food as well, but he won't. I also soak pre alpin testudo herbs and original and he won't eat that either. I know that adults can survive without eating for a very long time although it is not preferable that they do so. I would like him to eat other food as it is not good, especially not for a baby, to eat the same food for more than 14 days, actually max. 14 days. So ... How long can he go without food? I would like to give him only other food now and hope that he will eat it in a couple of days. What do you think?
I have planted pre alpin testudo but they won't come out yet, otherwise I would give him from them also.
In case anyone is going to ask, I have humidity between 60-80%, mostly 70-72% in the table as a whole and in the colder end, and I use this lamp: Solar Glo MVB Lamp 125w. I also have one new that is 80w for the winter months to keep it as natural as possible, like it will be a bit of winter for him like it would in his homeland. I keep the temperatures under the lamp 32-37c and the humidity is low there although I spray often, usually it can go down to even 40-50%. The temp in the cooler end is 22-24c. At night the temps are 21-22c. The tortoise table is 60x50cm but we are building a bigger one that is 113x113cm.
Have a great day!
Kind regards,
Anna Sofia
How long can my baby Hermann's tortoise that is 5 months go without eating? I have had him for about 2 weeks, and I have tried getting him accostumed to wild plants that are good for him, but he has only eaten clovers and dandelion leaves out of all the plants I am offering him. I want him to eat the other food as well, but he won't. I also soak pre alpin testudo herbs and original and he won't eat that either. I know that adults can survive without eating for a very long time although it is not preferable that they do so. I would like him to eat other food as it is not good, especially not for a baby, to eat the same food for more than 14 days, actually max. 14 days. So ... How long can he go without food? I would like to give him only other food now and hope that he will eat it in a couple of days. What do you think?
I have planted pre alpin testudo but they won't come out yet, otherwise I would give him from them also.
In case anyone is going to ask, I have humidity between 60-80%, mostly 70-72% in the table as a whole and in the colder end, and I use this lamp: Solar Glo MVB Lamp 125w. I also have one new that is 80w for the winter months to keep it as natural as possible, like it will be a bit of winter for him like it would in his homeland. I keep the temperatures under the lamp 32-37c and the humidity is low there although I spray often, usually it can go down to even 40-50%. The temp in the cooler end is 22-24c. At night the temps are 21-22c. The tortoise table is 60x50cm but we are building a bigger one that is 113x113cm.
Have a great day!
Kind regards,
Anna Sofia