
New Hatchlings
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Posted 02 January 2017 - 02:09 PM
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Posted 02 January 2017 - 05:00 PM
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Posted 02 January 2017 - 07:15 PM
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Posted 03 January 2017 - 01:56 AM
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Posted 03 January 2017 - 05:05 AM
Hi Geraldine,
I would just like to say welcome to the forum, we look forward to seeing pictures of your new hatchlings.
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Posted 03 January 2017 - 09:20 PM
Something else that I am unsure about is whether I need to water their substrate. I have them on Tortoise Life. I have read conflicting advise whether Hermann Tortoises need a humid environment or not. Thanks for you help.
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Posted 03 January 2017 - 09:28 PM
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Posted 04 January 2017 - 09:01 AM
Thank you Sue for your advice. I will reduce the amount of food I am giving them. I don't chop their food up but I do put the food on a couple of tiles that I have at one end of the table, the opposite end to where the heat/UVB lamp is.
Something else that I am unsure about is whether I need to water their substrate. I have them on Tortoise Life. I have read conflicting advise whether Hermann Tortoises need a humid environment or not. Thanks for you help.
Yes you must water the substrate when indoors Geraldine, otherwise they will become dehydrated and develop deformities, along with kidney/bladder issues. What people don't always realise is that outdoors, even in the Med, humidity can reach 100% at ground level overnight, which does not happen indoors. Tortoiselife is very drying, so you must have a damp area they can dig down to, especially overnight to conserve moisture, which is what they would do I nature. Hope this helps.
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Posted 04 January 2017 - 09:08 AM
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Posted 04 January 2017 - 10:12 AM
Hi Geraldine
You can use either plain top soil or coconut coir. I use coconut coir for my two babies simply because I find it lighter in weight when i need to move the enclosure, and it is a good suitable option after soil for moisture and thermoregulation.
If you opt for soil, what i understand is that you need to water the soil along the edges of the tortoise table, the soil should be damp underneath and dry on top like in a pot of plant.
If you opt for coconut coir, it needs to be damp (not wet, not soggy) every day or every couple of days depending how quickly it dries indoors, basically you need to re-hydrate it before it gets back to the color of when you bought it. Typically i make sure the coconut coir it sightly damp (not soggy) everyday, especially in the areas when they have the habit to sleep.
Coconut coir comes in compact dry blocks.
Hope this helps.
Sabina
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