For those of you who don't regularly look through the Introductions section, I'm Mangito and I have recently suddenly acquired two new Sulcata hatchlings, now about 3 weeks old, which we named Torty and Koopa. Both had their umbilical cords still, although Torty's fell off the first day.
I have recently upgraded the enclosure, using organic sphagnum moss as substrate, a nice humid hide, a cool spot and a hot / basking spot. I also upgraded the food to a nice mix of romaine, mustard greens, bok choy, kale, and the occasional peas. I think they mostly are romaine and peas before I got them, because they seem to be the favorite, but I'm trying to get them used to the other stuff at the moment.
Now, I've been worried about MBD, because I've seen a video of the tremors and my babies do the exact same thing. Also their patron felt slightly soft yesterday, but I don't know if that could be the new moist substrate. Also I haven't seen them eat too much, but that could be the new diet. They never turn down peas, so I've decided to sprinkle peas with Rep-Cal every day for a few days and then every other day for a while. They are still very active, and love to explore the backyard (with careful supervision of course!)
Now I'm worried about something I'm seeing on Torty's plastron, the brown around the umbilical area and a little higher? Please, tell me what you think :
Torty:
Koopa:
Their home (which I know isn't perfect but it will have to do until I can afford a glass tank):
I have recently upgraded the enclosure, using organic sphagnum moss as substrate, a nice humid hide, a cool spot and a hot / basking spot. I also upgraded the food to a nice mix of romaine, mustard greens, bok choy, kale, and the occasional peas. I think they mostly are romaine and peas before I got them, because they seem to be the favorite, but I'm trying to get them used to the other stuff at the moment.
Now, I've been worried about MBD, because I've seen a video of the tremors and my babies do the exact same thing. Also their patron felt slightly soft yesterday, but I don't know if that could be the new moist substrate. Also I haven't seen them eat too much, but that could be the new diet. They never turn down peas, so I've decided to sprinkle peas with Rep-Cal every day for a few days and then every other day for a while. They are still very active, and love to explore the backyard (with careful supervision of course!)
Now I'm worried about something I'm seeing on Torty's plastron, the brown around the umbilical area and a little higher? Please, tell me what you think :
Torty:
Koopa:
Their home (which I know isn't perfect but it will have to do until I can afford a glass tank):
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