I’m new!

[rocketmybaby]

Hello, I’m getting a baby Hermann tortoise on Thursday and I’m very excited! I’m happy to hear any tips for new owners

 

[TechnoCheese]

Welcome! If you have an enclosure set up, please show us!

Where will you be getting the tortoise?

Please give these a read

Russian Tortoise Care Sheet https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/

Beginner Mistakes https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/

 

[T Smart]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[LaLaP]

Welcome! Have fun with your new tort! Ask any questions you have

 

[rocketmybaby]

Welcome! If you have an enclosure set up, please show us!

Where will you be getting the tortoise?

Please give these a read

Russian Tortoise Care Sheet https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/

Beginner Mistakes https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/

I’ve set my enclosure up I will post a picture soon with my tortoise

 

[rocketmybaby]

Welcome! If you have an enclosure set up, please show us!

Where will you be getting the tortoise?

Please give these a read

Russian Tortoise Care Sheet https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/

Beginner Mistakes https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/

This is the inclosure. Haha my tortoise is asleep in the mini box.

 

[TechnoCheese]

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This is the inclosure. Haha my tortoise is asleep in the mini box.

There’s a lot that needs to be changed. Did you read the links a gave you?

Assuming the substrate is aspen, it needs to be changed to coco coir, peat moss, cypress mulch, or orchid bark. I would recommend coir and peat moss for babies.

Your enclosure is too open. You need a lot more hides and decorations.

That water bowl is too high, and a flipping hazard, and should be changed to something like a terra cotta saucer, big enough for it to sit in.

That enclosure seems very open. You might need to cover it to hold 50-70% humidity.

Be sure to read those links

 

[rocketmybaby]

Thank you, we are going to get more hiding places for it and I think we’re going to use a soil instead of the bedding when we have run out. My tortoise Rocket has drank out of the water bowl and can get up and down. I will read the links though

 

[TechnoCheese]

Thank you, we are going to get more hiding places for it and I think we’re going to use a soil instead of the bedding when we have run out. My tortoise Rocket has drank out of the water bowl and can get up and down. I will read the links though

You need to change the bedding now, not when it runs out. It is extremely important that you get the humidity right while it’s still a baby, and you can’t do that with what you have.

I would not use soil. It gets muddy when wet, and you can never know if it’s composition.

 

[Minority2]

Aspen bedding is potentially hazardous to your tortoise's health. It's dry, dusty, and can cause a tortoise to become impacted if ingested. Impaction is often serious and sometimes deadly. Avoid expensive vet bills by changing the substrate as soon as you possibly can.

 

[tinytortoise]

Thank you, we are going to get more hiding places for it and I think we’re going to use a soil instead of the bedding when we have run out. My tortoise Rocket has drank out of the water bowl and can get up and down. I will read the links though

Just replying to bump the concern. Don't wait ~ change it ASAP! Moisture is everything for that baby! Read the links provided!! Post after pics <3

Please give these a read

Russian Tortoise Care Sheet https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/

Beginner Mistakes https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/