Hey there,
I just received this little guy on Christmas and things seem to be going great. I have more information in the introductions threads but I live in Arizona and grew up with my parents tortoise that they have had for about 25 years, but the hatchling part I am new to. Since I only received him on Christmas day he is staying top side for the winter in a large Rubbermaid type tote filled with soil from the backyard he gets his UVB and heat from an Exo Terra Solar-Glo 125W. He has constant access to a water dish and has been eating mostly dandelion greens. I have offered some rose leaves but he had no interest, but since it is weed season in this part of Arizona, dandelion greens are easy to come by. I do make sure they come from my yard that has not been sprayed with any weed killers. I did order some seed for alfalfa, dandelion, clover and dichondra, and that is on the way, today I will order some tortoise grazing seed mix from AZ tortoise compound. Has anyone used this mix before? I have now started giving him daily warm water baths but have not yet started using any baby food in the baths, hopefully soon. I have learned so much from TFO so far by searching for and reading previous threads but if you have any tips let me know.
Here are some pictures that I posted in the introductions.
I just received this little guy on Christmas and things seem to be going great. I have more information in the introductions threads but I live in Arizona and grew up with my parents tortoise that they have had for about 25 years, but the hatchling part I am new to. Since I only received him on Christmas day he is staying top side for the winter in a large Rubbermaid type tote filled with soil from the backyard he gets his UVB and heat from an Exo Terra Solar-Glo 125W. He has constant access to a water dish and has been eating mostly dandelion greens. I have offered some rose leaves but he had no interest, but since it is weed season in this part of Arizona, dandelion greens are easy to come by. I do make sure they come from my yard that has not been sprayed with any weed killers. I did order some seed for alfalfa, dandelion, clover and dichondra, and that is on the way, today I will order some tortoise grazing seed mix from AZ tortoise compound. Has anyone used this mix before? I have now started giving him daily warm water baths but have not yet started using any baby food in the baths, hopefully soon. I have learned so much from TFO so far by searching for and reading previous threads but if you have any tips let me know.
Here are some pictures that I posted in the introductions.
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