NewTortEnthusiast
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Hello all, thought it would be a good idea to keep you all updated on Steve and George. First Background knowledge.
Last week I purchased Steve and George from my neighbor who is a sulcata breeder. He started my two tortoises all kinds of wrong. Really dry, no humidity, probably not too many calicum rich foods and so on. They are roughly 2 years old and are really pyramided and small for 2 years old.
I am in the process of convincing my parents of the necessity of building steve and george two separate closed chambers, so there can be high humidity to encourage proper and stable shell growth as well as overall size gain, as well as stopping their pyramiding from getting worse. Steve and George have been in a large plastic tub i quickly purchased in walmart temporarily just so I could start their new treatment. I tried as hard as I could to buy 2 tubs but my mom said no since she didnt see it necessary for two tortoises to each have their own tubs. (i am attempting to convince my whole family the importance of having the minimum space and separation between the two tortoises, as well as humidity and pyramiding). Anyway, steve and george are in their see through tub with some dirt, some substrate that i forgot the name of, one big humid hide that i have made into two kinda (a little divider wall) a flat rock where food is placed, and a small plate for water. My brother won't let me borrow his humidity gauge because he's mean, but i know its humid in it, around 80 or so degrees average throughout the day. I put them out in there outside enclosure that is 10ft x 30ft that they cannot escape from, i leave them out there for about 2 hours every day to get some sun as well as eat other plants. I am also soaking them in warm water 3 times a day, roughly every 2 or 3 hours. I feed them mulberry leaves, a bit of prickless cactus and some grass for now. They are overall healthy and active except for their pyramiding. I know I know I'm still doing a lot of things wrong, I am trying my best with originally "supportive" parents.
My parents are still skeptical of all this stuff I need to build for them so they can continue growing and stop further pyramiding and for them to be healthier and happy. My mother is suggesting i buy them 2 big christmass tree storage tubs if i need to do all this so bad.
I have spoken with a few members here, including TechnoCheese who has helped me so much. I believe I will eventually get to build 2 closed chambers for steve and george with proper dimensions and lighting and other equipment. Money is no issue, just getting my parents to understand that Steve, George, and I need this badly.
Here is Steve and George now. George is the one with the worst pyramiding, he is also the largest as of right now. It may be a bit rushy but I plan on updating all of you every Sunday on their progress. Weekly I hope to just show you all that they are indeed growing hopefully, and months later compare their shells to now.
Last week I purchased Steve and George from my neighbor who is a sulcata breeder. He started my two tortoises all kinds of wrong. Really dry, no humidity, probably not too many calicum rich foods and so on. They are roughly 2 years old and are really pyramided and small for 2 years old.
I am in the process of convincing my parents of the necessity of building steve and george two separate closed chambers, so there can be high humidity to encourage proper and stable shell growth as well as overall size gain, as well as stopping their pyramiding from getting worse. Steve and George have been in a large plastic tub i quickly purchased in walmart temporarily just so I could start their new treatment. I tried as hard as I could to buy 2 tubs but my mom said no since she didnt see it necessary for two tortoises to each have their own tubs. (i am attempting to convince my whole family the importance of having the minimum space and separation between the two tortoises, as well as humidity and pyramiding). Anyway, steve and george are in their see through tub with some dirt, some substrate that i forgot the name of, one big humid hide that i have made into two kinda (a little divider wall) a flat rock where food is placed, and a small plate for water. My brother won't let me borrow his humidity gauge because he's mean, but i know its humid in it, around 80 or so degrees average throughout the day. I put them out in there outside enclosure that is 10ft x 30ft that they cannot escape from, i leave them out there for about 2 hours every day to get some sun as well as eat other plants. I am also soaking them in warm water 3 times a day, roughly every 2 or 3 hours. I feed them mulberry leaves, a bit of prickless cactus and some grass for now. They are overall healthy and active except for their pyramiding. I know I know I'm still doing a lot of things wrong, I am trying my best with originally "supportive" parents.
My parents are still skeptical of all this stuff I need to build for them so they can continue growing and stop further pyramiding and for them to be healthier and happy. My mother is suggesting i buy them 2 big christmass tree storage tubs if i need to do all this so bad.
I have spoken with a few members here, including TechnoCheese who has helped me so much. I believe I will eventually get to build 2 closed chambers for steve and george with proper dimensions and lighting and other equipment. Money is no issue, just getting my parents to understand that Steve, George, and I need this badly.
Here is Steve and George now. George is the one with the worst pyramiding, he is also the largest as of right now. It may be a bit rushy but I plan on updating all of you every Sunday on their progress. Weekly I hope to just show you all that they are indeed growing hopefully, and months later compare their shells to now.
