Hello all,
Darwin, my tiny Redfoot Tortoise, came to live with me nearly a month ago.
(Darwin only hatched the end of July, so I know he could be a she, but ....)
At first I never saw him except during the daily soak and feeding, when he displayed good appetite, movement, curiousity, pooping, and awareness of his surrounding ... as soon as I put him back in the enclosure though, he would disappear into one of the hides.
The temperature and humidity levels in the enclosure are good, and he seemed healthy, so I resigned myself to not seeing him much ... until last week.
Starting last week, I began seeing him more often while I was writing during the day and night. He came out of the warm-end hide, and would explore the enclosure a bit, stopping to snack at his food dish or nibble (seemingly ineffectually) at the cuttlebone. This morning he came out to browse his way through some mint and oregano I put in the enclosure (I grow some herbs hydroponically, over a goldfish tank).
My hope, and belief, is that Darwin has grown a bit more comfortable with his enclosure, with me, and with the change in lifestyle from Florida to New Hampshire.
I love watching him grow and change from day to day, and am so glad that he's come to live in my office.
Jamie
Darwin, my tiny Redfoot Tortoise, came to live with me nearly a month ago.
(Darwin only hatched the end of July, so I know he could be a she, but ....)
At first I never saw him except during the daily soak and feeding, when he displayed good appetite, movement, curiousity, pooping, and awareness of his surrounding ... as soon as I put him back in the enclosure though, he would disappear into one of the hides.
The temperature and humidity levels in the enclosure are good, and he seemed healthy, so I resigned myself to not seeing him much ... until last week.
Starting last week, I began seeing him more often while I was writing during the day and night. He came out of the warm-end hide, and would explore the enclosure a bit, stopping to snack at his food dish or nibble (seemingly ineffectually) at the cuttlebone. This morning he came out to browse his way through some mint and oregano I put in the enclosure (I grow some herbs hydroponically, over a goldfish tank).
My hope, and belief, is that Darwin has grown a bit more comfortable with his enclosure, with me, and with the change in lifestyle from Florida to New Hampshire.
I love watching him grow and change from day to day, and am so glad that he's come to live in my office.
Jamie