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This thread has about ground to a stop anyway.
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Na keep the wild child updates coming.This thread has about ground to a stop anyway.
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I agree with Todd keep them coming. We like hearing about Wild child and Julio of course.This thread has about ground to a stop anyway.
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He is looking great.As he is now part science project. Here's an update.
I just had to find him to bring him indoors. It was about 50 a few nights ago.
He has always been outdoors. Hatched outdoors, etc. But even in humid and warm south Florida, he is pyramiding slightly.
I don't handle him much. In fact I hardly ever see him unless he's out looking for food. He spends most of his time in the brush.
I did notice that his shell fungus cleared up. That's good. It was only treated once and its dead.
He looks great. I still haven't found him a forever home. But there's no rush.
Yes he has.He’s gotten so big!!
Ed. He doesn’t look bad. He’s the same as mine that had access to basking in the sunlight. I think they need to be kept wet, not just humid. I think they need to have moist foliage to hide in to keep the carapace moist. I also think there’s a lot more going on in the egg than what we think. I’ve cracked quite a few eggs now before they hatch. Some of them have an air pocket above the carapace because they don’t fill the egg, the albumin dries in the egg. If the eggs are not kept humid and they don’t fill the egg I think the air in the egg is already making the carapace dry before hatching. That’s why we see differences when apparently we raise them all the same from the same clutch.As he is now part science project. Here's an update.
I just had to find him to bring him indoors. It was about 50 a few nights ago.
He has always been outdoors. Hatched outdoors, etc. But even in humid and warm south Florida, he is pyramiding slightly.
I don't handle him much. In fact I hardly ever see him unless he's out looking for food. He spends most of his time in the brush.
I did notice that his shell fungus cleared up. That's good. It was only treated once and its dead.
He looks great. I still haven't found him a forever home. But there's no rush.
Ed. He doesn’t look bad. He’s the same as mine that had access to basking in the sunlight. I think they need to be kept wet, not just humid. I think they need to have moist foliage to hide in to keep the carapace moist. I also think there’s a lot more going on in the egg than what we think. I’ve cracked quite a few eggs now before they hatch. Some of them have an air pocket above the carapace because they don’t fill the egg, the albumin dries in the egg. If the eggs are not kept humid and they don’t fill the egg I think the air in the egg is already making the carapace dry before hatching. That’s why we see differences when apparently we raise them all the same from the same clutch.
Did it hatch out in the open and did it have somewhere wet to hide?
He looks really good to me! Is he just eating weeds and bugs he finds? Do you think he comes and eats what you put out when you're not looking?After no seeing him for 7 weeks, the world one came out of hiding for some banana.
An inspection found two things.....His fungal issue has healed and that he is getting quite large.
Julio still pays NO attention to him. And that's a good thing. Julio isn't always "nice" to other tortoises, but seems to not mind the Wild Child.
He must be eating something.He looks really good to me! Is he just eating weeds and bugs he finds? Do you think he comes and eats what you put out when you're not looking?
@Ray--Opo is likely going to get him.I've only just found this thread!
I thought he'd been rehomed.
Wild child is looking great and more or less all his own work!
He really is Mr Independent isn't he?
Julio's looking good too!
He seems quite happy with you, Ed!@Ray--Opo is likely going to get him.
Otherwise, he can just stay here with me.
There's no rush.I am working on it. Now that I feel better. I can start moving on the enclosure.