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Added some plants and a bigger hide. He likes it.
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Looks good! 
Does he eat the mazuri LS? Mine wouldn't touch it. I have a couple bags if you're ever close to dayton.
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He used to but now since I've been giving him the other he won't eat the ls either.I have a 25# bag of it too.
Huh. Figures. The LS is horrible. I guess I'll just toss it. Enclosure looks good. Are you watching the humidity? Looks a bit dry. He looks like mine despite being a brown. He's so cute.
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The humidity most of the time is around 70 percent or higher. Sometimes it's dropped down to 55 I have to keep misting. That's why I want to get a misting system for it.
You can just cover the top with plexiglas and pour a cup of water into the mulch every so often. Some people cover with foil...
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What about oxygen for them to breathe? If you cover it all up they won't have any air will they.
you wouldn't be covering up Where the lamp is...even if you did it wouldn't be airtight and you'd be opening it every day to soak him and feed. Look at the small crack for air mine have where the top lifts up...mine have more than doubled in weight in the 3 months i've had them. They're baby blacks though. They're about 300 grams now at 5" and 8 1/2 months.
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I need to find out how old mine is for sure. My friend who got it for us thought he was 2 years old but now I'm starting to wonder. He still likes to go hide all the time. The only time he comes out is to eat or when I call him out.
you haven't had him long, have you? if you've changed his surroundings at all it takes Tortoises 2 or 3 weeks to get used to it. my leopard tortoise was in a baby pool for a month While I fixed up his enclosure. then it was another moNth before he really started eating daily. what I think also Didn't help was his baby pool was on the floor. people looks really big from down there. Now he's elevated in his home. I think it's great that yours will come out when you call him. These kind of torts Are notorious for being shy when small and gradually getting more outgoing and being very UNshy when adults. Is that the only reason you think yours might be younger?
you could also try less direct light. Both brown and black burmese tortoises are Forest dwellers and don't get a lot of sun. maybe you can get an average sized spider plant and Sink the pot in the corner. he can hide a little bit and Nibble as well.
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I was just wondering since yours is only 8 1/2 months old and their already at 5 inches.
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I have a fake plant in the corner but he doesn't seem to mind the light he eats every day. Last night he decided to be very ambitious and knock over the plant in his enclosure and climb on top of his fake log where he hides.
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OH! Well. The only differences between brown and blacks are the plastron lines and size. Blacks can get twice as big full grown as browns so it only makes sense that mine would seem bigger for their age since I have Black's. Just weigh yours weekly and make sure he gets bigger consistently. That's all that matters.
Tom and I are men, our DNA is unable to process "hints". Just tell us what you want
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There is absolutely no way to know for sure how old a tortoise is unless you know the hatch date. None. You can wonder, and eventually you'll be sure of the sex and that it's mature, but that's it. There are too many variables.
I would go with what your friend said. in 20 years who's going to care if he's 21 or 22? How big is he?
I'm terrible at quoting so, your explanation of Tom's advice to you about closed chambers would be niceTom and I are men, our DNA is unable to process "hints". Just tell us what you want
