FujiBaird
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I've had my Hermann's tortoise, Roma, since the middle of December (purchased from a pet shop). I don't know her age or weight at the time of purchase, but I am concerned that she has not put on much weight in the last month, even though she has grown a little. Am I being paranoid, or is there something to be concerned about?
She spends at least 6 days a week outdoors, where she has free run of a 3 x 6 enclosure planted with these plants. She seems to eat heartily outdside, always nibbling on whatever's sprouting. This week, she has been laying waste to the kale and bok choy, haha. Additionally, I give her 1-2 pieces of Mazuri a day (sprinkled with vitamin or calcium powder on alternating days), which she rarely finishes. She is soaked for 15-20 minutes every day. She is lively and active, with clear and bright eyes, and she has regular and healthy-looking poop and urine/urates. (Pic available upon request... )
Temps: outside, ambient air temps are in the 80s, basking area in direct sun gets to 95-100, and there's a shady area that's 75-80 degrees. I bring her indoors in the evening, where the overnight low is around 70-75. Due to the ample tropical sunlight, I do not use a UVB bulb indoors, though I have an incandescent basking bulb set up for evenings and days she stays inside due to the weather. On days inside, hot side: 85, cool: 75-80, basking: 100, humidity 75%.
- 1/12: 71 g, 67 mm SCL
- 1/23: 75 g, 70 mm
- 2/5: 83 g, 72 mm
- 2/19: 84 g, 74 mm
She spends at least 6 days a week outdoors, where she has free run of a 3 x 6 enclosure planted with these plants. She seems to eat heartily outdside, always nibbling on whatever's sprouting. This week, she has been laying waste to the kale and bok choy, haha. Additionally, I give her 1-2 pieces of Mazuri a day (sprinkled with vitamin or calcium powder on alternating days), which she rarely finishes. She is soaked for 15-20 minutes every day. She is lively and active, with clear and bright eyes, and she has regular and healthy-looking poop and urine/urates. (Pic available upon request... )
Temps: outside, ambient air temps are in the 80s, basking area in direct sun gets to 95-100, and there's a shady area that's 75-80 degrees. I bring her indoors in the evening, where the overnight low is around 70-75. Due to the ample tropical sunlight, I do not use a UVB bulb indoors, though I have an incandescent basking bulb set up for evenings and days she stays inside due to the weather. On days inside, hot side: 85, cool: 75-80, basking: 100, humidity 75%.