Paper towel is only good for the first day or so. After that they will eat it. Line the bottom with flat leaves and edible things.I had to name it Creasy the others just have numbers at the moment. They are all lively and keep trying to escape the the glass dishes they are in in the incubator. Dishes are lined with damp kitchen roll and shredded lettuce. Some I think are eating, they will be easier to monitor once they are in the tortoise table. I’m trying to keep them in the incubator but I may have to put them into the table so they can run around.
Lettuce at this stage is a bad idea. Now is the time that they are learning what is food and what isn't. It is critically important for the long term health of these animals that you introduce a wide variety of weeds, leaves, flowers, and natural foods, so they don't get picky and only want lettuce down the road.
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How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings
I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...
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