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Just got him delivered from tortoisesupply.com. Awesome customer service. btw. I think I'm going to name him Donatello.
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Just got him delivered from tortoisesupply.com. Awesome customer service. btw. I think I'm going to name him Donatello.
very beautiful tortoise. good name too! glad you are happy with him/her, looks like a cutie for sure.
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He's very active already, he already pooped twice, and hopefully he'll eat the nice plate of greens and lettuce I put out for him, he's been making laps in his enclosure.
Already munching on some kale greens, my testuado mix is almost grown, and he'll be eating that in a week or so. He seems extremely healthy, you can tell they take really good care of their torts.
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cutie!
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Nice!!
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Nice habitat and cute tort.
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So I've had him for a couple of weeks now, and he's been getting more active by the day. He has darkened a lot, and his skin is shedding off his head and neck, I've been led to believe this is normal. I took the second story out of his enclosure because he kept climbing up, and wouldn't come down, I'm assuming he was nervous, because he would stare at the ramp for hours. I added some more substrate, because he likes to bury himself in it. He's eating and defecating every day, and appears to be in pretty good health overall. I don't currently have a water dish, on the advice of Tyler from tortoisesupply, and I was wondering if I should have one? I've been soaking him every other day, and he's been outside about 4 times.
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Most would advise you have a water dish. Some Russians use them. However, none of mine do, but then again, I am not watching them 24/7, am it?
If he is being soaked every other day, that's fine. However, once he is well hydrated, you can revert to soaking 1-2x per week. In that case, you should have a shallow water dish available.
(I have heard that soaking increases bowel transit, and perhaps they won't absorb as many nutrients if we speed this process up. However, I do think it is wise to let the tortoise drink and soak if they want=water dish, and when in inside enclosures, soak 1-2x per week because lighting can be drying. But not to overdo it in the long run. I don't soak my tortoises when they are outside, or at least very rarely.)
If he is being soaked every other day, that's fine. However, once he is well hydrated, you can revert to soaking 1-2x per week. In that case, you should have a shallow water dish available.
(I have heard that soaking increases bowel transit, and perhaps they won't absorb as many nutrients if we speed this process up. However, I do think it is wise to let the tortoise drink and soak if they want=water dish, and when in inside enclosures, soak 1-2x per week because lighting can be drying. But not to overdo it in the long run. I don't soak my tortoises when they are outside, or at least very rarely.)
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