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Old 08-23-2010, 02:36 PM   #1
WineGirl
Black Mountain Tortoise with soft bottom shell

I have a black mountain tortoise that is about 1 year old. I purchased her about 6 months ago and she has always had a relatively soft bottom shell. She loves to sit in the water and she eats ok but she's a picky eater. Her eyes look good and I was just wondering if this is normal in this type of tortoise. If not, is there anything I can do? Thank you for any advice
 
Old 08-25-2010, 10:56 PM   #2
zzzdanz
Hey Jaymi, Go on the tortoise forum on kingsnake, and get ahold of Vic Morgan..he's the goto guy for your tortoise.
 
Old 08-26-2010, 12:04 PM   #3
WineGirl
Thank you for the info! I will try to get in touch with Vic Morgan.
 
Old 08-26-2010, 12:20 PM   #4
zzzdanz
You're welcome.
 
Old 08-28-2010, 07:53 AM   #5
Len1015
Black Mountain Tortoise

Hello Jaymi, Everything you say sounds normal the eyes are a great indicator of the health of a young Mt. Tort, As for the soaking that is normal also, just make sure the humidity in the enclosure is up. They don't like dry. As for the diet what are you offering it and what does it not eat. I have 2 blacks and 4 browns and they each prefer different foods. I got my first Black hatchling from Vic in 1996 it is now over 50 lbs and doing great. Len
 
Old 08-30-2010, 01:27 PM   #6
WineGirl
Hi Len,
Thank you for the response. She tends to prefer fruits over greens but will eat some greens. Do you have any suggestions for foods to offer? Also, I'm using the cypress forrest bedding as a substrate with and a fogger to keep up humidity. Do you have any recommendations for alternate substrates? Thanks!
Jaymi
 
Old 08-30-2010, 11:26 PM   #7
Len1015
In the wild a large part of mt torts diet is made up of the plants in the colocasia and alocasia families they show up on every plant list as toxic but the mt torts love them and are good for them. Mazuri tortoise diet is also another good food. Some of mine eat it some don't.cactus,tomato,mulberry leaves,cooked sweet potato,squash and cucumber fruit and the plants also,if you can find the yucca root at the grocery store that is not covered in wax get it and plant it, they like the leaves, and the same goes for horseradish root,the horseradish spreads very quick i grow my in pots to control it, just pick some leaves and they grow new ones.if any mushrooms(toad stools) pop up in the yard offer it one,they will dig for fungus.then there is some of the normal things like flower blooms,collards,clover,oranges,kale,dandelion,plan tain, (both kinds the weed and the one that looks like a banana) shaved or cooked carrot,and bell pepper,I always used cypress mulch with the youngsters because it holds moisture so well. Good Luck and enjoy you Tortoise,They get better with age. Len
 
Old 08-31-2010, 12:13 PM   #8
WineGirl
Len, Thank you for the great info!
 

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