Just wanted to introduce myself and my young Sulcata named Toby. He was purchase a little more then 3 weeks ago and weighed in at 33 grams the day i got her/him. With a lot of reading on here I've got him/her eating some grass now but still easing him/her into that with a mixture of turnip greens, bac choy, and spring mix.....i know glass aquarium have been frowned upon but I've transformed an old cracked 90 gallon into a enclosed home for Toby. The overflow allows some fresh air in and old air out with the humidity staying between 65-80
The basking spot where Toby can be seen in the attached picture is constantly 105-107 with the rest of the area on the left side stay between 90-95, inside of the hide on the left stays between 85-87 and the one on the right stays right at about 82. The far rightend of the tank sometime dips down to the high 70s at night but lowest I've seen is 77.
Toby get a daily soak which s/he has begun to enjoy, didn't really like um at first. S/he also gets outdoors for about 3-4 hours a week depending on my work schedule and weather.
S/he is starting to put on some weight, was 49 grams today when s/he went on the scale.
Any suggestions anyone?? Trying my best with my first tortoise. S/he will be moving outside after a year or so inside.
Ah one last thing, I did add the black paint/rocks due to s/he flipping over twice about a week ago and it appears to have helped with that.
S/he is a very active little guy/gal
The basking spot where Toby can be seen in the attached picture is constantly 105-107 with the rest of the area on the left side stay between 90-95, inside of the hide on the left stays between 85-87 and the one on the right stays right at about 82. The far rightend of the tank sometime dips down to the high 70s at night but lowest I've seen is 77.
Toby get a daily soak which s/he has begun to enjoy, didn't really like um at first. S/he also gets outdoors for about 3-4 hours a week depending on my work schedule and weather.
S/he is starting to put on some weight, was 49 grams today when s/he went on the scale.
Any suggestions anyone?? Trying my best with my first tortoise. S/he will be moving outside after a year or so inside.
Ah one last thing, I did add the black paint/rocks due to s/he flipping over twice about a week ago and it appears to have helped with that.
S/he is a very active little guy/gal