Hello everyone 
Just posting an update on my Ibera Greek Tortoise hatchling, Squirtle
Made just a few changes to his enclosure.
Mixed a fresh batch of Eco Earth, added to his enclosure & tidied up a bit.
Found our poor baby flipped on his back about 2 weeks ago so I've removed his half log, which he never uses, & replaced it with two flower pots dug into the substrate.
One is placed on his cool side, & the other in his basking area. He's actually slept in both as well!
Also purchased a 60W Che which I use at night to keeps his temps between 78-80 degrees at night. No longer have to dig our little tort out in the morning, he now wakes up on his own.
Just purchased some Mazuri Tortoise Diet from Petco today. Excited to use it. Do I merely add water & mix it with his Spring Mix Greens?? What other Greek tortoise approved foods can I mix it with?
Only thing that concerns me at this point with our little one (well, something always concerns me lol) is I've noticed he's getting chunky :s
Almost bloated looking :huh:
I feed him a small saucer pot amount of food everyday. What he's eating in the photo is what he gets every day. He picks on and off all day. But he never finishes everything in the saucer. There's always greens left over by the next day.
Soak him once a day for 20min each time.
Witness him poop every other day not every day anymore. Some times every 3rd day. Although I have caught him with a black mouth quite a few times :dodgy:
Included photos of his chunkier self.
Should I be concerned?
I've included more photos of our Squirtle as well
Just posting an update on my Ibera Greek Tortoise hatchling, Squirtle
Made just a few changes to his enclosure.
Mixed a fresh batch of Eco Earth, added to his enclosure & tidied up a bit.
Found our poor baby flipped on his back about 2 weeks ago so I've removed his half log, which he never uses, & replaced it with two flower pots dug into the substrate.
One is placed on his cool side, & the other in his basking area. He's actually slept in both as well!
Also purchased a 60W Che which I use at night to keeps his temps between 78-80 degrees at night. No longer have to dig our little tort out in the morning, he now wakes up on his own.
Just purchased some Mazuri Tortoise Diet from Petco today. Excited to use it. Do I merely add water & mix it with his Spring Mix Greens?? What other Greek tortoise approved foods can I mix it with?
Only thing that concerns me at this point with our little one (well, something always concerns me lol) is I've noticed he's getting chunky :s
Almost bloated looking :huh:
I feed him a small saucer pot amount of food everyday. What he's eating in the photo is what he gets every day. He picks on and off all day. But he never finishes everything in the saucer. There's always greens left over by the next day.
Soak him once a day for 20min each time.
Witness him poop every other day not every day anymore. Some times every 3rd day. Although I have caught him with a black mouth quite a few times :dodgy:
Included photos of his chunkier self.
Should I be concerned?
I've included more photos of our Squirtle as well
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