Playtime?
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yillt
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He shouldn't be eating to many strawberries, only as a treat!! But he is ADORABLE!!
It's always a good idea to allow a tortoise outside providing the outside yard is safe and escape-proof.
blu rodriguez
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He isn't eating any at all that was my concern too and thank you I love his little face
Tortoises don't "play".
Outside time in a safe, shaded, chemical free enclosure is a good thing. This gives them exercise, UV and grazing time. In our SoCal climate I prefer to limit baby sulcatas to just and hour or two a day, and give them a good 20-40 minute soak on the way back inside. As they grow, I extend the number of hours a day I leave them outside until they stay outside most of the day once they are 5-6". Weather permitting of course.
And strawberries are not good for them. Also be careful that there are no chemicals or exposed fertilizers in the strawberry patch. Here is a list of good stuff to feed:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
Outside time in a safe, shaded, chemical free enclosure is a good thing. This gives them exercise, UV and grazing time. In our SoCal climate I prefer to limit baby sulcatas to just and hour or two a day, and give them a good 20-40 minute soak on the way back inside. As they grow, I extend the number of hours a day I leave them outside until they stay outside most of the day once they are 5-6". Weather permitting of course.
And strawberries are not good for them. Also be careful that there are no chemicals or exposed fertilizers in the strawberry patch. Here is a list of good stuff to feed:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
blu rodriguez
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By soak do you mean water or sun?
I mean soak them in a tub of warm shallow water. You should be doing this every day.
Did you read the care sheet?
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
Here's another that might help:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
He means luke warm water. Shallow, so your torts head is easily held above water.
Blu, Tom has them outside for a limited period ( 1-2 hrs) then on the way back to their indoor enclosure he gives them a good soaking in water.
To explain further:
Our climate is very dry here. Dry as in very low humidity and very little rainfall. Being outside in the sunshine (with shade always available too...) is excellent for our tortoises, but it is also very desiccating to their delicate young shells. They hatch during the African rainy season when its hot and very humid with puddles and marshes all over the place, so our super dry climate here is very unnatural for hatchlings. I have found that soaking them after their daily sunning sessions, helps to reduce or eliminate any damage done by our dry climate.
Our climate is very dry here. Dry as in very low humidity and very little rainfall. Being outside in the sunshine (with shade always available too...) is excellent for our tortoises, but it is also very desiccating to their delicate young shells. They hatch during the African rainy season when its hot and very humid with puddles and marshes all over the place, so our super dry climate here is very unnatural for hatchlings. I have found that soaking them after their daily sunning sessions, helps to reduce or eliminate any damage done by our dry climate.
