After a sad experience in the pet shop, I got a leopard that was hatched for about 4 days from a local breeder this time, but his advice confused me. He taught me to only provide 5m21 in the short term. Will this pose a risk to life? ? Also can I mix optimized52 and 5m21? Thanks!
Little turtle food question
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Sadly still not a good breeder if he sold it to you still in the egg and egg sack attached. How sad.
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Until Tom answers, place him on a bunch of greens in a small container with a lid and add a bowl of warm water to add humidity. Keep the container warm around 80-85
Hatchlings need to be in a brooder box set up for at least 7-10 days after hatching. I don't move them to an enclosure until after the yolk sac is 100% absorbed and the umbilical scar healed up.
During their first few weeks is when they learn what is food and what to eat. I feed them something different every single day in their first couple fo weeks. Different weeds, flowers, succulents, leaves from grape vines, mulberry trees, hibiscus, lavatera, and also an ever changing assortment of grocery store greens and pellets mixed in. If the breeder doesn't do this, which most do not, if makes it exceedingly difficult for the people who buy the babies to introduce all these good foods later on.
When I do finally move them to an enclosure, I put a familiar favorite food scattered all over the substrate. They can't take more than a few steps without walking into something they recognize as food. Over the next few days I reduce the food scattering until the food is just in their food bowls. This prevents them from nibbling on the substrate too much when they first see it.
To answer your questions:
1. Will this pose a risk to his life? No. It won't kill him, but it is definitely NOT the right way to go and will make your life difficult later on when you want him to eat the correct tortoise foods.
2. Can you mix in Optimised 52? Yes. Yes you can.
Here are two threads on how to start babies and what to look for. The second one features sulcatas, but the lessons are the same for both species:
How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings
I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...
tortoiseforum.org
Sudan Sulcatas (This never gets old...)
My very first clutch of true 100% pure Sudan sulcatas is now hatching. I don't care how many times I see this, it just never gets old. I dig up the eggs carefully place them in my prepared shoe boxes, watch the temperature in the incubator and tend to them for months, and then... When that...
tortoiseforum.org
As always, questions are welcome.
Okay, thank you Tom, I will try my best to provide all the turtle food I can collect. I hope the turtle can grow up healthily!Hatchlings need to be in a brooder box set up for at least 7-10 days after hatching. I don't move them to an enclosure until after the yolk sac is 100% absorbed and the umbilical scar healed up.
During their first few weeks is when they learn what is food and what to eat. I feed them something different every single day in their first couple fo weeks. Different weeds, flowers, succulents, leaves from grape vines, mulberry trees, hibiscus, lavatera, and also an ever changing assortment of grocery store greens and pellets mixed in. If the breeder doesn't do this, which most do not, if makes it exceedingly difficult for the people who buy the babies to introduce all these good foods later on.
When I do finally move them to an enclosure, I put a familiar favorite food scattered all over the substrate. They can't take more than a few steps without walking into something they recognize as food. Over the next few days I reduce the food scattering until the food is just in their food bowls. This prevents them from nibbling on the substrate too much when they first see it.
To answer your questions:
1. Will this pose a risk to his life? No. It won't kill him, but it is definitely NOT the right way to go and will make your life difficult later on when you want him to eat the correct tortoise foods.
2. Can you mix in Optimised 52? Yes. Yes you can.
Here are two threads on how to start babies and what to look for. The second one features sulcatas, but the lessons are the same for both species:
How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings
I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...
Sudan Sulcatas (This never gets old...)
My very first clutch of true 100% pure Sudan sulcatas is now hatching. I don't care how many times I see this, it just never gets old. I dig up the eggs carefully place them in my prepared shoe boxes, watch the temperature in the incubator and tend to them for months, and then... When that...
As always, questions are welcome.
Oh geez that's great. I was afraid s/he sold it to you like that.
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