i have had my ca desert tortoise since october of 2007. i have some questions and want to give you the specs for some advice.
about Captain:
don't know the sex
just about a year old
eats mainly dandelion greens and chard, occasional corn, carrots, alfalpha sprouts, and 90% of the time i out a vitamin powder on the greens.
always has fresh water
enclosure is 24"x24"
tank averages 88-92* during the day
at night it's about 85*
i am using a ceramic heater on top for heat
the back half of the tank has a heating pad
18" reptisun 10.0 just put in today, had a 5.0 since october, just found out they only last 6 months
some questions i have:
it is much darker around his mouth. but the inside looks perfect. is it just from the greens?
i'm switching his greens from a prepackaged mix i get at an organic store, to bulk that yo get off the middle floor from the same store. he hardly eats the new stuff. it's been about a week and no imrpovement. any suggestions? the ony thing i can use from the prepackaged mix is the dandelion greens and chard. so it's cheaper to buy it the other way.
during the day he has been spending more time inside his cave instead of walking around. any idea why?
i want to get a permit for him, but read that you shold be able to find out the sex first. is this true?
can you take a ca desert tortoise even if you don't have a permit for it?
thanks in advance!
about Captain:
don't know the sex
just about a year old
eats mainly dandelion greens and chard, occasional corn, carrots, alfalpha sprouts, and 90% of the time i out a vitamin powder on the greens.
always has fresh water
enclosure is 24"x24"
tank averages 88-92* during the day
at night it's about 85*
i am using a ceramic heater on top for heat
the back half of the tank has a heating pad
18" reptisun 10.0 just put in today, had a 5.0 since october, just found out they only last 6 months
some questions i have:
it is much darker around his mouth. but the inside looks perfect. is it just from the greens?
i'm switching his greens from a prepackaged mix i get at an organic store, to bulk that yo get off the middle floor from the same store. he hardly eats the new stuff. it's been about a week and no imrpovement. any suggestions? the ony thing i can use from the prepackaged mix is the dandelion greens and chard. so it's cheaper to buy it the other way.
during the day he has been spending more time inside his cave instead of walking around. any idea why?
i want to get a permit for him, but read that you shold be able to find out the sex first. is this true?
can you take a ca desert tortoise even if you don't have a permit for it?
thanks in advance!