Angel K
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- May 31, 2014
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Hello my Name is Angel and I believe I have a Desert Tort. He is about 2 1/2 years old and was gifted to me a several weeks after hatching. I have never had a baby tort before and have had many issues and don't have any answers. I live in Phoenix Az and have ants outside so I do not want to place my baby tort outside.
I have only had large 5 plus yr old torts that lived in our back yard and a eastern box that was put outside after the first year I had him. We no longer have the larger torts they were stolen.
With my baby Scooter he has become orange skinned, can't figure out what is making his turn orange. Does anyone know what may be doing this? He is in coconut substrate and timothy grass with his water dish. He doesn't have a lot of good lighting as I read earlier and need to go to get a dual lighting and heating lamps to make it better.
I noticed he is sleeping a lot now and he should be out running around.
Also, I want to try and keep him de wormed I heard butternut squash is good for that.
Can anyone give me suggestions or tell me if they have dealt with some of these issues specially orange skin?
All remarks are welcome.
Thx
Angel K
I have only had large 5 plus yr old torts that lived in our back yard and a eastern box that was put outside after the first year I had him. We no longer have the larger torts they were stolen.
With my baby Scooter he has become orange skinned, can't figure out what is making his turn orange. Does anyone know what may be doing this? He is in coconut substrate and timothy grass with his water dish. He doesn't have a lot of good lighting as I read earlier and need to go to get a dual lighting and heating lamps to make it better.
I noticed he is sleeping a lot now and he should be out running around.
Also, I want to try and keep him de wormed I heard butternut squash is good for that.
Can anyone give me suggestions or tell me if they have dealt with some of these issues specially orange skin?
All remarks are welcome.
Thx
Angel K