Hello.
My horsefield is over 10 years old. He was living with my parents for this whole time until last week when he joined me.
His condition was not good, he was living on fake grass no substrate, basking lamp which was 50 Celsius, eating only lettuce with no supplements the list goes on...
I took him in and he is now on suitable substrate, correct temps and varied diet. I only feed him an amount the size of his shell every day- this is usually kale mixed with some leafy greens. He's tried carrot too to try help his beak growth & I sprinkle on calcium every other feed. Sometimes he does not eat all of his food so I throw it out.
I noticed this huge white line around his entire shell today while he was bathing (I try to bathe almost every day, he's had about 4 with me so far). I think it's growth, but I actually thought he'd stopped growing due to his age and he's been this size for ages.
Is he growing too fast? Or is he just happy now and thriving, growing as he should have been all these years?
My horsefield is over 10 years old. He was living with my parents for this whole time until last week when he joined me.
His condition was not good, he was living on fake grass no substrate, basking lamp which was 50 Celsius, eating only lettuce with no supplements the list goes on...
I took him in and he is now on suitable substrate, correct temps and varied diet. I only feed him an amount the size of his shell every day- this is usually kale mixed with some leafy greens. He's tried carrot too to try help his beak growth & I sprinkle on calcium every other feed. Sometimes he does not eat all of his food so I throw it out.
I noticed this huge white line around his entire shell today while he was bathing (I try to bathe almost every day, he's had about 4 with me so far). I think it's growth, but I actually thought he'd stopped growing due to his age and he's been this size for ages.
Is he growing too fast? Or is he just happy now and thriving, growing as he should have been all these years?