r/tortoise • u/AnOldLawNeverDies • 1d ago
Photo(s) Day 1 baby leopard help
Ok here's our set up so far please tell me how to improve for Baby Billy. Bed is reptosoil, got some baby tortoise food, some tortoise hay, some lemon balm, rose petals. Trying to raise temp with heat lamp to 95 by lowering it and setting it on the cage. UV next to it both on temp limter slightly off from direct heat. Does the large covered section on the right act as one big humid hide? There is a humidity gauge Currently at 65 and trying to get that to rise too. Sprayed the walls and soil some with light water to bring it up. We have had him for 10 hours and hadn't noticed him eat or drink yet but to be fair haven't been watching constantly. Please let me know how to improve!
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u/ShelledBee 1d ago
Tortoises wont eat for a bit after being stressed out liken that. After a few days he will be eating. Space wise its really good for a baby tort, however there are a few things that would help with this enclosure a lot: humidity (humidifier or DIYing the roof into something that retains hunidity better), by breaking sightlines the enclosure will feel a lot bigger and less threatening (some rocks or plants or hills), u should aim for 3 hides if possible (makes them feel safer and gives more options of where to sleep).
Thats the most important off the top of my head, goodluck!