Meet Turtwig

[808basswolf]

Hello all, im new around here.
Turtwig sure does love his soaking time

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Aw turtwig is adorable! Love the name

Don’t suppose you’re up for sharing your housing/care situation? No pressure of course, it’s just always nice to know with new members

What are your temperatures like all over? Ie basking temp(directly under the bulb), overall day temps, night temps?
What kind of basking bulb do you use? Packaging photos are good if you have any
Do you use indoor uv? If so what kind?
How’s his humidity?
What’s his substrate?
What kind of monitoring do you have for temp&humidity?
What’s his diet been like with you?

A photo of the full set up is always great to see

 

[Carol S]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[COmtnLady]

Welcome to the Forum!

Have you had a chance to read this yet?

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

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The Tortoise Forum has the best info for helping your tortoise to thrive. If you try to follow the old ways and here you will only get confused, so settle in here instead. Anything stated here is backed up with years of tortoise-raising and keeping. We tend to just say "do this", but if you need to know why something is done a specific way a member can link you to places on the site or studies or whatever stands behind it.

Ask questions!


Welcome aboard.


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[TammyJ]

Welcome to you and Turtwig!

 

[Pák]

Sooner or later he will evolve into a Torterra!!

 

[808basswolf]

Welcome to the Forum!

Have you had a chance to read this yet?

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

tortoiseforum.org

The Tortoise Forum has the best info for helping your tortoise to thrive. If you try to follow the old ways and here you will only get confused, so settle in here instead. Anything stated here is backed up with years of tortoise-raising and keeping. We tend to just say "do this", but if you need to know why something is done a specific way a member can link you to places on the site or studies or whatever stands behind it.

Ask questions!


Welcome aboard.


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Thank you! I have taken a look at that and made adjustments accordingly. When I got Turtwig I noticed their shell was already the way it is in the picture. Not sure if it's pyramiding or not, but where I rescued it from, did not really have the proper care going on for the babies.

 

[808basswolf]

Aw turtwig is adorable! Love the name

Don’t suppose you’re up for sharing your housing/care situation? No pressure of course, it’s just always nice to know with new members

What are your temperatures like all over? Ie basking temp(directly under the bulb), overall day temps, night temps?
What kind of basking bulb do you use? Packaging photos are good if you have any
Do you use indoor uv? If so what kind?
How’s his humidity?
What’s his substrate?
What kind of monitoring do you have for temp&humidity?
What’s his diet been like with you?

A photo of the full set up is always great to see

Here is a photo of Turtwig's setup. I have a t5 HO 10.0 uvb light and a 60 watt flukers incandescent basking bulb. I also have govee hygrometers to keep an eye on humidity. Although its an open enclosure i did invest in silicone mats to keep the top closed. Hygrometers show the enclosure humidity consistently hovering anywhere from 80-90% depending on whether i just sprayed or not. Turtwig was just eating in this picture and is so messy ate all the greens and a couple nibbles of the mazuri

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Here is a photo of Turtwig's setup. I have a t5 HO 10.0 uvb light and a 60 watt flukers incandescent basking bulb. I also have govee hygrometers to keep an eye on humidity. Although its an open enclosure i did invest in silicone mats to keep the top closed. Hygrometers show the enclosure humidity consistently hovering anywhere from 80-90% depending on whether i just sprayed or not. Turtwig was just eating in this picture and is so messy ate all the greens and a couple nibbles of the mazuri

Aw thanks for the photos! It’s so helpful when advising, I would recommend looking into an upgrade as soon as you’re possibly able, unfortunately you’ve been sold a size that is below recommended for even a brand new hatchling, glass tanks aren’t really the best heat insulators either. Do you run a ceramic heat emitter for night time heat?

Hopefully these links can help inspire some ideas

This housing thread covers correct equipment(uvb, heating bulbs, lighting etc), correct levels, importance of a closed chamber for younger tortoises(only way to maintain the humidity you need)appropriately maintaining the humidity, safe substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything and a really handy diet link to check out! If going with a greenhouse, the lower the ceiling height, whilst still allowing for recommended bulb height, the better! But I’ll add some more ideas below for closed chambers

Leopard/sulcata starter

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information below on how I’d personally tackle an indoor starter set up for a leopard/sulcata until they’re bigger. Hopefully it helps give people some ideas!” I know it looks like a lot to go over, I like to make sure all bases are covered...

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This includes different closed chambers, some work better than others, smart enclosures and vivs are the best

Visual inspiration

Hi guys! I’ve had some lovely messages complimenting me on my care sheets I made for all the visuals they include! That makes me so happy because as a visual learner myself, that was my goal🥰 I’ve recently had some requests for some more visual inspiration for set ups that can house babies/...

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Lastly, this one here is good to go over and keep on hand, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying

Common keeping errors

Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...

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I hope they help! Please feel free to ask further questions any time

 

[Chefdenoel10]

Hello all, im new around here.
Turtwig sure does love his soaking time View attachment 396563

Hello and welcome!
Well….. aren’t you a cutie pants!!!
I am sooooo glad you came onto THIS forum!
Happy birthday too????
You look very young?
I’m thinking four months?
I wish you a very long and happy life little one!

Now… as for your father/mother….
I am on the edge of my seat to find out the explanation for his/her “handle”!!!!
“808basswolf”.

I have MY ideas ….
But before I tell…..
I would really like to know the REAL answer.
(If that’s not being too nosy )

 

[COmtnLady]

Welcome to The Forum!!

You found the BEST place! (Ignore the other places, they're mostly using out-dated info.)


About spraying....

Never use misters, sprayers, or foggers inside. They put droplets in the air, not humidity. They make the top layer of substrate damp, then evaporate off creating a cooling cycle, so you can't even maintain a good level of humidity or temperature.

Look at the "nose holes" of your tortoise. They are really small - and the droplets are bigger than those openings, which makes it difficult for your tortoise to breathe. The droplets become like water boarding; they are harmful to your tortoise's lungs and can cause respiratory infections. Your poor little tort is trapped in there and can't get away from them!

Also, a damp top layer encourages fungal infections.

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