i LOVE your videos so much i am planning on getting a greek tortoise in a few months and even though your videos are for lepord tortoises your videos have helped me so much still, i hve taken so many helpful notes from lots of your videos. you give so much information keep up the great work :D
Thank-you sooo much for the lovely feedback! 🙏 💚🐢 The videos do take most of my spare time to make so it's really encouraging to hear that you're finding them useful/helpful 😊😊 I do have med spur-thighed tortoises as well and am planning on doing care videos for these too soon!
cannot believe people actually recommend 100 deg F for the basking area. i find it too hot at this temp. my stars won't even go near the basking area at that temp. 89F(32c) - 90F (33c)is perfect for them. love your videos btw!
Thanks so much for your lovely feedback 😍. Yes, of course I can do a shed tour / meet my torts video, I'm planning on filming this soon, so watch this space! 😉 💚🐢
Thanks for your feedback 😊 Yes, I agree - I normally recommend temps between 30-32 for the day (so if it does creep up one or two degrees then they will still be in the safe range) 💚🐢
I spray the soil down the warmer end (by the basking lamp) once or twice a day, plus they have access to humid hides if they need more humidity. I am working on my humidity videos at the moment and should hopefully finish these soon... these vids go into lots of detail on humidity ranges, risks, benefits etc etc. Hopefully you'll find these videos interesting/useful! 😊🐢
do you ever have any problems using soil and sand? I've read on forums that it can cause like infections or something? Idk if thats rare or if it even happens. I'd like to use soil for part of my substrate but I've stayed away from it due to the stuff ive read about it. Now im changing my mind seeing as how you use it all the time and seems like it works well.
I've never had any issues with using top soil & play pit sand. It helps maintain humidity levels as well as being similar to the substrate found in their natural habitat 😊
Yes, cuttlefish is a useful source of calcium for your tortoise as it contains high levels of calcium carbonate. I have another video (if you're interested) on making calcium power from cuttlefish called "DIY calcium powder for your tortoise | happytortoises" (th-cam.com/video/BL1blQRcwPo/w-d-xo.html) 😊🐢
Yes, I use a mixture of UVB tubes and UVB basking bulbs in my setups. I have a video "Getting set up for your baby tortoise" that goes into lots of detail on the equipment I use for hatchlings if you want more info 😊💚🐢
These are the best types of TH-cam channels, simple, informative, and entertaining. Thank you!!!
This is the video that got me started on leopard tortoises thanks for all the information that
i LOVE your videos so much i am planning on getting a greek tortoise in a few months and even though your videos are for lepord tortoises your videos have helped me so much still, i hve taken so many helpful notes from lots of your videos. you give so much information keep up the great work :D
Thank-you sooo much for the lovely feedback! 🙏 💚🐢 The videos do take most of my spare time to make so it's really encouraging to hear that you're finding them useful/helpful 😊😊 I do have med spur-thighed tortoises as well and am planning on doing care videos for these too soon!
Great video More videos please
cannot believe people actually recommend 100 deg F for the basking area. i find it too hot at this temp. my stars won't even go near the basking area at that temp. 89F(32c) - 90F (33c)is perfect for them. love your videos btw!
I love your videos pls can u do a shed tour of where u keep ur torts and a meet my torts xx
Thanks so much for your lovely feedback 😍. Yes, of course I can do a shed tour / meet my torts video, I'm planning on filming this soon, so watch this space! 😉 💚🐢
30-34c is NOT to High! It’s perfect for the day. :-)
Thanks for your feedback 😊 Yes, I agree - I normally recommend temps between 30-32 for the day (so if it does creep up one or two degrees then they will still be in the safe range) 💚🐢
How fast or slow do these grow? I have the opportunity to buy a hatchling, but I was hoping to start with something larger
What are you doing for humidity? I see so many leopard owners who say they need high humidity all the time.
I spray the soil down the warmer end (by the basking lamp) once or twice a day, plus they have access to humid hides if they need more humidity. I am working on my humidity videos at the moment and should hopefully finish these soon... these vids go into lots of detail on humidity ranges, risks, benefits etc etc. Hopefully you'll find these videos interesting/useful! 😊🐢
How did you keep the humidity up in the first setup?
do you ever have any problems using soil and sand? I've read on forums that it can cause like infections or something? Idk if thats rare or if it even happens. I'd like to use soil for part of my substrate but I've stayed away from it due to the stuff ive read about it. Now im changing my mind seeing as how you use it all the time and seems like it works well.
I've never had any issues with using top soil & play pit sand. It helps maintain humidity levels as well as being similar to the substrate found in their natural habitat 😊
@@happytortoises what ratio are you using and depth, as my turtle is about 8years old.
have u had baby tortoises not make it after a month or so??
Do you have any sulcata tortoises?
Unfortunately, I don't have any sulcata tortoises (hopefully one day I will when I have the space! 😉🐢)
Hi, based on your experience raising the leopard tortoise can you estimate the age of my tortoise? He is 190grams and near to 4 inch.
Cuttlefish bones is good for the tortoise?
Yes, cuttlefish is a useful source of calcium for your tortoise as it contains high levels of calcium carbonate. I have another video (if you're interested) on making calcium power from cuttlefish called "DIY calcium powder for your tortoise | happytortoises" (th-cam.com/video/BL1blQRcwPo/w-d-xo.html) 😊🐢
wow...thank you so much for the info!really nice video btw ;)
No problem! and thanks so much for the lovely feedback 😊🐢
Which bulbs u used Ubv ya
Yes, I use a mixture of UVB tubes and UVB basking bulbs in my setups. I have a video "Getting set up for your baby tortoise" that goes into lots of detail on the equipment I use for hatchlings if you want more info 😊💚🐢
you shouldn't add fake plants to your settup. The baby tortoises might eat them and it looks better without them. but great video though