My first tortoise finally arrived!

[OxygenJunkie]

Hey guys,

I'm wondering if this enclosure is okay for now. It isn't much, but will it do for the time being? Also, one lamp is a mercury vapor and the other is a night incadescent bulb.

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

What a cute little baby hermanns! That aquarium will do for now because he/she is extremely tiny but you will want to upgrade very soon! The lamps are good too. What are you using for the hide?

 

[wellington]

Yes it will work for now. However, I would rather you get rid of the water dish you are using and get a clay saucer like what goes under clay flower pots. Much easier for them. Also, a piece of flat rock or slate is the best for feeding on. Helps keep their beak filed down.
CONGRATS on the little cutie

 

[OxygenJunkie]

What a cute little baby hermanns! That aquarium will do for now because he/she is extremely tiny but you will want to upgrade very soon! The lamps are good too. What are you using for the hide?

I'm using a cut piece of cardboard. I bought the terrarium as a kit and thought the hide box was included but it wasn't so I had to improvise. Is that okay for the tortoise?

 

[leonardo the tmnt]

Yes it will work for now. However, I would rather you get rid of the water dish you are using and get a clay saucer like what goes under clay flower pots. Much easier for them. Also, a piece of flat rock or slate is the best for feeding on. Helps keep their beak filed down.
CONGRATS on the little cutie

Agreed

 

[wellington]

Your hide is fine. I am not sure how munch humidity they are suppose to have, so it might not last too long. However, if you get the clay saucer for his water, you could buy the matching pot. Bury part in the substrate and you have a hide.

 

[GBtortoises]

Unless your night time temperatures are below 55 degrees there is no need for a night time heat source.

Hey guys,

I'm wondering if this enclosure is okay for now. It isn't much, but will it do for the time being? Also, one lamp is a mercury vapor and the other is a night incadescent bulb.

 

[Julius25]

everything looks good
Nice baby