Re: Hatchling Spurred Tortoise

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Posted by EJ on March 06, 2001 at 10:59:34:

In Reply to: Hatchling Spurred Tortoise posted by Amanda Campbell on March 06, 2001 at 10:13:26:

A better container would be a plastic blanket box that normally fits under the bed. Throw our the top. You can find these at the hardware store for about 12 bucks. Less than that on sale. On the greens you can also look into what is called spring mix in the produce section of the grocery. It is a little more expensive but it gives a good variety of greens. If the water bowl is cleaned and filled every day or so there is no need for soaking. Everything else is fine. With the longer box you can provide a better temperature gradient. I highly recomend 75 - 100 F as a range.

: This past Saturday, I bought myself a hatchling African Spurred Tortoise at a local petshop. He is about 3 or 4 inches long. I am keeping him in a ten gallon aquarium in my room. The aquarium has a basking light, a rock cave for hiding, 2 shallow bowls for food and water, and lizard litter as a substrate. I keep the light on during the day and turn it off at night when he is in his cave sleeping. I have been feeding him romaine lettuce with Fluker's vitamin and calcium powder on it. He has been eating quite a lot for a baby his size. I have been soaking him in enough water to cover the bottom of his shell every other day. He spends about half the day sleeping in his cave and basking under the light, and half walking around and eating. Is this appropriate? Plus, I plan to buy myself a turtle book and some grass seed to grow him some grass to eat.

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: Thank You
: Amanda

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Amanda....also EJ...sweater box heating? (anyone!)... Niki 03/06/01 (0)

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: A better container would be a plastic blanket box that normally fits under the bed. Throw our the top. You can find these at the hardware store for about 12 bucks. Less than that on sale. On the greens you can also look into what is called spring mix in the produce section of the grocery. It is a little more expensive but it gives a good variety of greens. If the water bowl is cleaned and filled every day or so there is no need for soaking. Everything else is fine. With the longer box you can provide a better temperature gradient. I highly recomend 75 - 100 F as a range. : Ed : : This past Saturday, I bought myself a hatchling African Spurred Tortoise at a local petshop. He is about 3 or 4 inches long. I am keeping him in a ten gallon aquarium in my room. The aquarium has a basking light, a rock cave for hiding, 2 shallow bowls for food and water, and lizard litter as a substrate. I keep the light on during the day and turn it off at night when he is in his cave sleeping. I have been feeding him romaine lettuce with Fluker's vitamin and calcium powder on it. He has been eating quite a lot for a baby his size. I have been soaking him in enough water to cover the bottom of his shell every other day. He spends about half the day sleeping in his cave and basking under the light, and half walking around and eating. Is this appropriate? Plus, I plan to buy myself a turtle book and some grass seed to grow him some grass to eat. : : : : Thank You : : Amanda

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