Bo's Mom & Dad
New Member
Hello everyone!
My wife and I are new to the Forum, as well as being new tortoise parents to our favorite little guy, Bo! He just turned about 3 months old! Check out the picture, and you can see why we are head over heels for him!
Since we are new, I wanted to see if we are doing things right. Below is a list of things we have done to help our little guy live a long and happy life. We are definitely open to comments, concerns, suggestions, or what ever you may think could help us. We love Bo, and will do anything we can for him. We have tried to educate ourselves, via this forum, articles, YouTube videos, etc.. but some information doesn't seem accurate, so I'm hoping we can get some more clarity here. Please keep in mind that we are in Vancouver, BC, Canada and it is currently winter!
About Bo!
- Marginated tortoise, 3 months old
- 2.5ish" long, 60g weight
-Loves kale! and loves his pellets
- some days he just sits in the corner under the light all day and then will go to hide after a quick snack, other days, he eats everything's and has lots of energy, walking and climbing!
-Enclosure size 3.5' x 2.5', about 8" high ( made it ourselves using 2x10s!)
- Substrate is potting soil, mixed with peat moss and some rocks. about 4" deep
- also, I cut a patch of grass from my lawn and added it into the enclosure for grazing
- Put some succulents in there that he nibbles on quite a bit!
---I see that some people keep plants in the pot then put it in the enclosure, but we take it out and dig it into the soil to give it a more natural look, is this okay?
- Basking Temp - 90-100F
- Cool side Temp - 70 F
- Diet - spring mix greens, tortoise diet pellets, rare fruits, (weeds are hard to come by right now as it is winter and gross outside!)
- Vitamins - Herptivite 2-3 times per week and he also loves the cuttlebone! (which is odd because I heard not many torts do)
- Bathe him almost every day, if not then every other day.
Sorry for the long message, but I'm sure people here can understand my love and concern for my little guy (not many people do!)
I look forward to hearing from you all! I can give more detail and pictures if needed, but I will wait for a follow up first.
All the best!
Bo's Mom and Dad
My wife and I are new to the Forum, as well as being new tortoise parents to our favorite little guy, Bo! He just turned about 3 months old! Check out the picture, and you can see why we are head over heels for him!
Since we are new, I wanted to see if we are doing things right. Below is a list of things we have done to help our little guy live a long and happy life. We are definitely open to comments, concerns, suggestions, or what ever you may think could help us. We love Bo, and will do anything we can for him. We have tried to educate ourselves, via this forum, articles, YouTube videos, etc.. but some information doesn't seem accurate, so I'm hoping we can get some more clarity here. Please keep in mind that we are in Vancouver, BC, Canada and it is currently winter!
About Bo!
- Marginated tortoise, 3 months old
- 2.5ish" long, 60g weight
-Loves kale! and loves his pellets
- some days he just sits in the corner under the light all day and then will go to hide after a quick snack, other days, he eats everything's and has lots of energy, walking and climbing!
-Enclosure size 3.5' x 2.5', about 8" high ( made it ourselves using 2x10s!)
- Substrate is potting soil, mixed with peat moss and some rocks. about 4" deep
- also, I cut a patch of grass from my lawn and added it into the enclosure for grazing
- Put some succulents in there that he nibbles on quite a bit!
---I see that some people keep plants in the pot then put it in the enclosure, but we take it out and dig it into the soil to give it a more natural look, is this okay?
- Basking Temp - 90-100F
- Cool side Temp - 70 F
- Diet - spring mix greens, tortoise diet pellets, rare fruits, (weeds are hard to come by right now as it is winter and gross outside!)
- Vitamins - Herptivite 2-3 times per week and he also loves the cuttlebone! (which is odd because I heard not many torts do)
- Bathe him almost every day, if not then every other day.
Sorry for the long message, but I'm sure people here can understand my love and concern for my little guy (not many people do!)
I look forward to hearing from you all! I can give more detail and pictures if needed, but I will wait for a follow up first.
All the best!
Bo's Mom and Dad