Basic Set Up For Starting Baby Tortoises! Crucial Information For Best Care.
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Getting started with a baby tortoise? Watch this video for some crucial information regarding how to keep it alive and well. Stay ahead of outdated information and learn the truth about baby tortoise care as you embark on this rewarding journey.
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An added bonus of using the tote as a baby bin is it doubles as a travel/emergency bin even if your (smaller) tortoise has grown. I keep this same exact bin on-hand and have had to use it a few times to evacuate Luka (Russian tortoise) during fires in our apartment complex.
I once had to evacuate with 4 turtles in my pockets. Now I have travel "backpack" for them, never again 😢
Gosh, multiple fires in the complex? Does it need a safety inspection?
@@chezmoi42 Slumlords are a hell of a thing. I've never seen someone get so many citations from the city and not do anything for 2 years. They're now rebuilding with heavy supervision.
I created an evacuation kit when I learned about us humans needing one. I live up north in NJ so I have in it not just your basic staples but it's an insulated (sandwich) bag where I can put one of those hand warmers in. Doesn't get the environment too hot but warm enough so the poor baby or in my case a grown box turtle doesn't go down below 50 degrees. and yes, I have some hair raising stories of 12 days without power in Nov during hurricane Sandy, changing water bottles to every 6 hours to keep him warm!
Yup. We have one as a part of our evacuation plan for hurricanes for our Hermanns. Once had to make him wear a warm fuzzy sock because we thought we were going to be without power for a while. Luckily we weren’t.
You knocked it out of the park in terms of providing great , clear and helpful info for working with tortoises. For me, you are the go to site for trustworthy information. So glad you are doing this. Someday I want to come visit ! Greetings from Seattle 😊
Wow, thank you!
I trust Cris. He truly wants everybody do the best for your Turts and Torts!
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I am SO HAPPY ABOIT THIS VIDEO!!! Thank you for going over this again. I have a baby Hermans and I have a tote enclosure with all natural accents plus a terracotta dish for bathing. I give this type of temp life and light life. My baby seems to ve thriving so far. Thank you. Thank you for elaborating on baby care
Glad it was helpful!
Great educational video. I love that you state how much has changed over the years and that old information is still being put out there.
We have to ted slider turtles at work for our veterans and their families to see and provide information about them. We have a staff member who has turtles at home, and she is the one who cares for them at work.
Make sure she leaves instructions for care on the days she's out sick.
@trishg5820 she does, and she premeasures the food out and has a check list, and if any problems you can call her
You guys are the best! Your explanation on the sand makes perfect sense.
Thank you for providing the best info! I stopped my neighbor from picking up a box turtle a few weeks ago and explained why. I only knew that because I’ve watched your channel for years🐢❤️
Thank you Lori!!!
Sharing information like this is a great idea! It can save them and the turtle a huge amount of trouble! In my state , it's illegal to pick up a box turtle 🐢
Picking up my Hermanns this week so perfect timing! Thanks so much for all your knowledge
Hope you enjoy it!
Great video. Would love to see a video on juvenile Hermanns care. There doesn’t seem to be much info out there.
Once again great video with the best info. I would love to see a red foot video like this but also some info on older or mature tortoise care and how the care/diet changes from hatchling to adult.
Thank you for this. I have a couple hatchling Russian tortoises I am raising up and I have been using your videos for guidance. They're doing great so far 4 months in.
a bigggg kiss to the tiny model 🤭😘🐢💖 love babies 🥰
I raise two of my Indian stars from hatchlings and used your tub hack which worked out great it retained the moisture and the heat and now they are a year and four months old and in a 36 x 18 enclosure .
Awesome video, Chris! Your approach is so much better than the online forums that inject fear into new baby tortoise owners. My Eastern Hermann’s is now 5 years old. I live in one of the cooler parts of Canada where my tortoise has to spend most of the year indoors. I would love to see a video on your ideas and suggestions of the best way to keep a full grown tortoise, indoors. I had an enclosure custom made with expanded pvc that is about 6ft x 4ft. I’m always looking for new ideas and ways to improve my setup so would love to see your most recent thoughts on the matter.
I'm not sure what part of Canada you live in, but I live in Alberta, and it can too get really cold in the winter. My bedroom is the furthest room from our furnace and as a result can get really cold. For anyone that could potentially be of any help, I know the video made mention of not using lights 24/7, but without them, could these cold temperatures not be detrimental to the tortoise?
@@ProdAsher-zy1vp Tortoises need a day and night cycle and the temperature variation is part of that. They need a cool down at night. Most homes shouldn’t drop to a temp that would be dangerous cold for a tortoise. If supplemental heat is required at night, you should use a ceramic heat emitter (CHE) on a thermostat, but again, you want cooler temps at night. If your house gets very cold, you’d also want to consider a closed chamber so it’s easier to get the temps you need. My enclosure is open topped, but the walls are about 2 ft high. If the temps drop around -40 for consecutive days, I have to cover the enclosure to keep the temps just right. I’m in SK, btw. Nice to meet you!
So very very cute! ❤❤❤
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❤Thank you for these basic care videos. I reference them again and again to improve my care.
Would love a video about desert tortoises. I have a Mojave desert tortoise and I am always looking for tips to improve things.
Thanks for the idea!
I adore baby tortoises. Having those two lights on timers would be amazing with just the lid opening and closing with day and night checks. So easy and sweet. Thanks for the great info!
Like the idea of a video of starting hatchlings outside... mayve a video.. lets get fruity..deep dive into fruit consumption. Who what where and how often.
Bet they love grapes and blueberries. Mine used to love baby mice years ago when I had full grown Eastern box turtles that I rescued off of the road. Fed them in the tub with a trickle of water flowing from the faucet, with lettuce also.
Best video ever, Casey! Loved the side videos and photos. Very entertaining and educational.
Great video as always!
Thank you for this video! I love the simplicity you explain the right way to live with tortoises.
I would love a video from indoor adult Hermans. Also would be interesting to hear about their winter rest.
If anybody wants real information on tortoises garden state tortoise is ur answer there fantastic I’ve been a follower for some time now and they know what there on about ❤ great channel 👍👍👍💯
Always a pleasure to see babies starting well!!!
Excellent mini class on baby turtle set ups, this is definitely the channel to watch when you want to raise turtles the best way possible. Chris, have you ever thought about making proper pamphlets for these major chains and small mom and pop shops, I know you are really busy but it’s really concerning the ones they are handing out to customers. Hope you do more of these, it really seems important. Thanks for taking us along.🐢💕👍
Yes those pamphlets are attention getters but a lot of information so wrong. I picked up a bunch of them at my local Pet Smart a few years ago for the photos (collect turtle/tort pics) but when I read through them scratched my head. I could visualize my turtle's reaction with a Bronx raspberry to their advice!
@@ArtThatElevatesTheSoul You would think these shops would really want to make sure the information is accurate, sadly I guess not.
Do one for semi aquatic turtles, please
My husband & I love rain so we moved to Oregon. Our first year here, I sat outside at night to listen to the rain & smell the fresh loam odor. Suddenly I heard a lot of sucking noises all around me. It went on forever. There was a full moon that poked thru the clouds & I could see these giant earthworms squirming out of the soil. Apparently they live underground during the hot summer months but come up top to have a rain respite and to keep from drowning in our clay soil. There were thousands of fat worms just writhing everywhere. It's kinda creepy & kinda cool.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention your past video for outdoor tabletop set up for smaller tortoises.That was a great idea, especially since you got everything cheaply from the garden section at the local big box store.
Another great educational video. I learn so much from you. ❤❤
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you as always for these extremely educational videos. Its always sad to see that a store is more interested in selling as many of their item as they can over the health of the animals. Its so refreshing to have experts in the field such as yourselves to help us caretakers to provide whats best for these precious earth angels. 💙
I wish we knew all this when we were kids. Our baby turtles would’ve lived.🎉😮🎉❤😊
Yesss❤
Just a baaaaaby😊♥️🌼
Change the water every day also⛑️
I just bought my grandkids Russian -CB tortoises and have been watching as much of your channel as I can. Do you have a link to a video on these types of tortoise and best way to care for them to give them the best life we can. Habitat, diet, etc. we are
So excited to learn as much as possible about our new friends.
You are such a great champion for your animals! Great presentation! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
Hey, GST, I truly admire what you are doing, but I will never own a wild animal who cannot decide to live with me voluntarily. Turtles are wonderful animals, and I am grateful that you are taking care of so many especially the poor souls who were abused, neglected, or previously owned by clueless humans. You guys are fantastic.
Aww he’s sooooo cute ❤🐢
Thank you for a wonderful, educational video!
Very Cool!!
Awesome video. Would definitely love to send an outdoor starter video.
My great grandson has been gifted a Russian tortoise now it's slowly coming up to me I would like to know how best to take care of it I have a feeling of how to do it by watching your videos but I'd like to know specifically how to take care of him and unfortunately it's got to be today
ChatGPT and Google are ur friend
One of the many reasons I look up my animals natural habitat is to ensure. I'm modeling their enclosure correctly as well as simply having accurate information. I wouldn't give my ball python an arid environment because I know their habitat floods in parts of the year.
I love your video, Chris. It's so educational. Can you talk more about the setting for Indian Star Tortoise.
I have been so overwhelmed with the difference in what people say the humidity and temp requirements for red foot torts should be😩 a red foot specific care vid would be great
I'll look for them!! Thanks!
I know you guys have talked about it before, but I also live in a state with hot summers and cold winters, and I have a Russian and a leopard. I’d love to hear updated information about how their care ought to change throughout the seasons
Awesome video!! I really would love to adopt a tortoise, they're on of my favorite animals, but I do wanna make sure I give them the propper life conditions, so these videos help a lot! Saludos desde España! :D
I love how you teach and the information provided.
I also know I sadly will not likely get a turtle myself as I can barely keep a single plant alive. I am not ready for a living, breathing being. :')
you got yourself alive for how many years? don't underestimate yourself! If you really want a turtle research the best one for you and start with only one and look at all of Cris' videos on how to be successful with that species. I lost a few turtles when I was younger but I've had my box turtle for 62 years because I love him and am very careful with his care!
Would you please do a updated outdoor encloser setup for babies? Thank you!
Watch you every video.
Great information thank you state tortoise garden ❤
Our pleasure!
An even cheaper option for substrate is purchasing organic top soil & play sand from local hardware stores. Plus, I've been researching the particular species I would like to have some day for months & still do not feel 100% comfortable. There's not much out there, unless I'm searching in the wrong places. I would like to see more about box turtles. (indoor & outdoor maintenance) Please & thank you! :) Oh & another thing that kind of fits along the lines of the sand 'issue'. I adopted a rescued axolotl, a fully aquatic salamander, which falls under the false premise of NO SAND. He's been on sand for approximately 2 years & I've never had an issue with impaction. I equate to food due to hand feeding & have never seen him trying to eat substrate.
That's so cute!
I have an idea for a video! (That’s if you haven’t already made it) my mum wants to buy a Red Footed Tortoise, but neither of us know much about them, so could you possibly make another species specific video about Red Foots? It would be lovely as you’re one of the best tortoise channels I’ve seen and we’ve already taken a lot of advice and made enclosures like yours for ours (Sulcatas, Russians, Herman’s)
Hey I have a greek tortoise. She likes to eat little pebbles. Like ones you see on a pathways. I live in an apartment building, so I don't have a garden. So I take her out every day. And I have to literally breathe down her neck. Because if I don't, she'll walk to one of the pathways and start eating the pebbles. Why does she do that? I'm afraid that she'll eat to many and can get impacted. Looking forward to all the advice.
Now I want a tortoise 😉
What about a suggestion for box turtle hatchlings?
We have several how to raise baby box turtle videos in the care playlist. 👍🏻
So cute, those li'l guys!
Please cover the outdoor setup. Where i live is similar in climate to NJ. Would love to keep them outdoors
i’d love to see a full vid on red foot care
As Horsfields tortoises are also quite popular any care advice would be appreciated, as I’ve seen so much misinformation about them online. I know their care is very similar to Herman’s but if you have any advice/tips that you would do specifically for them that would be amazing. I have 2 that will be 5 this year (captive bred) and always want to learn more about them. Side note I’m in the UK and although they do get outdoor time in the summer, they predominantly live indoors. I converted 2 bookcases as tortoise tables. 🐢🐢💚
Could you make a video of starting the hatchlings outdoors? Best enclosure, do you still need lighting? How cold is too cold?
Would this set up and care be appropriate for a box turtle baby too?
Thanks for this great video! Do you know of a way to hang the uvb strip bulb? What books do you recommend for Western Hermann’s tortoise indoor/outdoor care?
The lamp stand that Chris uses in this video for the heat lamp can also be used to hang the UV strip. When I had an enclosure about the size of the one in this video, I used 2 of those lamp stands and then bought small gauge chain link from the hardware store. If your fixture has hanging holes, could also pick up some small S hooks from the hardware store to assist with hanging it, using the chain link. Using the chain link, allowed me to get the height just right so the UV output was spot on, using the Solarmeter 6.5r.
@@dozersmom22thank you!!
I have a leopard tortoise born in either March or Feb, I've been keeping it outdoors for 6 months and it seems to be doing great! Excellent growth, lots of activity, healthy appetite, etc. I'm in central NC, when should I bring it indoors for winter?? Do you still use a heat source, or will ambient home temps be okay?
Hi, I have question. I have two two year's olds Herman's tortoises. In Czech literature about them they states that Herman's should have hay in enclosure all the time. Is it common and right? I'm not really sure, because sice my baby Herman's had that unlimited access to hay, they gained weight a lot.
Thank you so much for this video!! It’s been very informative and reassuring!
My red footed tortoise is a native species where i live and we’re keeping her outdoors, which i think is simplifying a lot of things, though we’ve been having some serious draughts lately because of climate change so we need to pay some extra attention to hydration…
I need to find a new cave for her though, because she’s gonna outgrow her current one very soon 😭
Question: do you have any videos with tips on how to socialize your tortoises? I know not every tortoise will be an Otis (heh) but I also don’t want mine to feel lonely, i don’t know if that’s silly 🥲
Oh, another question! We always worry, sometimes when there’s a really cold day/night, about whether we should bring the tortoise inside. It’s a native species, and i know the wild ones out there are dealing with that weather, but is it safer to keep her warmer on those extra cold days…? It’s not very frequent, we never get like a whole month of cold weather like that here, but we always worry when a cold day happens.
Could you please do a video for a basic set up for baby Snapping turtles. Thank you.
Awesome video.
Is there much difference between desert baby tort care and tropical baby tort care? I have both a baby pancake tortoise and a 2 yr old red-foot. I've been keeping the pancake a lot dryer and just offering a small water dish for them to drink from.
Maybe a video on the pros and cons of both types of tortoises would be an idea.
What about closed chamber with basking and uvb on top with holes cut ?
He has a previous video from last year with that exact setup you mentioned.
Be binge watching your videos. Great Job. I didn't see and videos on the Turtle or Tortoises get ready to hibernate. Is it possible to see one? Always wondered what all was involved.
movie clips are awesome
Isn’t plastic bad for animals especially if it’s heated? Just curious. I’m loving this channel! I adore turtles!
I would like to see somthing on an outdoor build. For Herman's
Would it be possible to add live plants? It could be visually interesting and beneficial for the tortoise.
Is there a baby cherryhead tortoise care video?
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This was so so helpful. Do you need to clean out poop from their container home? Or will it dissolve? How does maintenance work if you do keep them indoors. Also, i live in North Jersey and definitely want to try keep my baby turtle outside in the warmer months but We have a lot of foxes and coyotes, chipmunks etc, I would be too concerned it would get eaten or harmed, how would I prevent this? I dont think leaving the top open like you have it would work for us. Does the top need to have a solid cover or can a mesh be ok? And what weather would I then bring it inside? Like if it rains a lot or at what temperature in the winter?
For my Russian tortoise, can I use place sand and coconut core the same substrate I use for my beer dragon
I live in central Texas and would love to see what it an outdoor space would look like for baby tortoise. Also how to know what tortoises would do well in my area.
I really want to move my eastern hermann out door (hes 1) but im worried about the weather in the south of england being too cold.
Should I buy a reptile humidifier ? One side stays at 80 the other stays at 60 . 90 basking 80 cool side
Hello i live in serbia i have a tortoise that is 1,5 ears old i dont know what to do when they nead to hibranate so i wish you can make a vidio abaut baby hibranation
What about using a full spectrum UVB/UVA heat lamp on an automatic timer to turn on in the morning and off at night?
How much holes are enough for ventilation but not too much for humidity to escape in closed chamber
i live in sicily in my orange grove there are many Tortoises love to see them :-)
I fell in love with a tortoise at petsmart yesterday. I do feel like he’s unhealthy. I was sad.
I named him (my mistake) and now I want to buy him.
I think he’s a Mediterranean tortoise, specifically a Russian tortoise Hermann but I’m not sure. His shell looks unhealthy but maybe it’s his age. I don’t know the age either.
I’d like to know where I can get a baby at, but I feel I should help “ziggy”.
Will the poor air circulation in a box harm the tortoise?
Hello! I just got my Herman’s tortoise hatchling almost 3 weeks ago, I originally had a mercury 3 in 1 bulb then discovered that it’s not the best so I watched your video and switched to a 75 watt basking bulb and a coiled UVB 10.0 bulb and I have a 18” x 36” reptile terrarium, which I’m going to switch over to a tub like you suggest. Can I use a regular house lightbulb to light up the rest of my tortoise enclosure?
About how long will an enclosure like this be suitable for them? Around what size should an upgrade be done?
I live in south Mississippi my question is what is the best tortoise for where I live? My wife and I are talking about getting one in building a habitat for it outside
Hey GST!
Awesome video. In this type of set up is a humid hide box a necessary thing or would it lead to too much humidity?
Also, would love to see an outside set up video too!!
Chris, how do we get Petco and PetSmart to let you do a rewrite on those pamphlets. That's awful !!!
Thank you for your amazing and informative videos. I have been looking for/collecting info on Russians. It looks like u guys won’t be at my local show but I’m going to the tinley park convention….any info on breeders I should buy from would be greatly appreciated
When my torts were babies we had a out door safe run from birds ❤
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Want to see outdoor setup for sulcata 1 year old. I have a action can I put that outside
What is the best substrate for an adult Herman's tortoise?
So how worried should I be about the tortoise getting wet and then the substrates stick to it or it gets in the water as it enters? Or are they clever enough to drink with their beak clenched?
How long do they stay in there until they need a bigger space?
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