Baby tortoises daily routine | happytortoises

This is a short video on the daily routine I follow for my baby leopard tortoises. It will hopefully help new owners of these tortoises to see the routine that I follow each day to care for these youngsters. I have also included some tips and timesavers that may be useful for existing owners of leopard tortoises. This video is also relevant to the care of other young tortoises.
I hope you enjoy the video and as always, please post any questions, feedback and other tips you have in the comments below!
My other videos I've referenced in this video:
"Baby tortoises - cleaning their tortoise table" = coming soon!
"Baby tortoises - changing UVB bulbs/uses for old UVB bulbs" = coming soon!
"Feeding all my tortoises - AUTUMN" = coming soon!
"Bathing your baby tortoise" - • Bathing your baby tort...
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[@6strings735]

What a great video! So informative. I just made an indoor enclosure for a re-homed tortoise. After seeing your setup, I am going to do a tunnel like you have into a 2nd enclosure to increase the space and options. So glad I watched this video, thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@jackpepper2501]

Nice work! No doubt you have happy tortoises. Thank you for sharing. JP

[@oathpeterson]

wow! I impressed. We just have our first baby about a month and learning every day to care him well

[@alisongrimison4260]

fantastic and very informative video, well done on your tortoise family.x

[@suzettemiller9444]

Thanks for posting.

[@Shin230Shin]

Thank you so much. It was, indeed, informative and helpful.

[@happytortoises]

Thanks for your comment - I'm glad you found the video helpful! 😊

[@fluffycottoncandycloud5946]

this is very useful video, what I actually have to do day to day when I get a tortoise....this is the most important now I know what I sign up to when I buy a tortoise💚

[@tamaramcbride4187]

Thx really appreciate the info.

[@MsCherylB183]

Another brilliant video. You are such a good tortoise Mummy :) x

[@debrakoch320]

I love tortoises and watch kamp Kenan religiously now that I’ve found your channel i will watch and have subscribed to yours great and so informative I have horse fields and love them 👍🏼😁

[@happytortoises]

Aw, thanks so much for your lovely feedback 😍 and for subscribing 🙏😁. Horsfields are great tortoises too - how old are yours & what are their names? 🐢

[@tansywoods8947]

Thank you for a very informative video. You obviously are well educated about your babies,and take VERY good care of them💜🐢

[@happytortoises]

Aw, thanks so much of the lovely comment, it means a lot! 🙏💚🐢

[@tansywoods8947]

happytortoises You are welcome 😊 They are such cute little angels. I plan to get tortoises later this year, I am studying and watching videos to get educated.

[@shantelstonehouse]

Fab video, I have 8 tortoises whole I love dearly. I’ve been rescuing reptiles for 4 years and had gained lots of knowledge on the rights and wrongs, but I absolutely love your videos 😀 well done and keep up the good work x👏🏻

[@happytortoises]

Aww - thank-you so much for the lovely feedback, really appreciate it and am pleased you love the videos! 🙏 😁💚 What breed of tortoise do you have? Love that you rescue reptiles too, such an awesome thing to do 💚🐢

[@priyankaal3504]

hello does baby turtle like being in water or land most of the times please reply

[@kiana2879]

Priyanka Al Hi! I know I’m nine months late and you have probably found the answer to your question but, I would like to help people who have the same question out! If you own a turtle, they need an aquarium (so water). However, if you have a tortoise, DO NOT put it in deep water as they CANNOT swim! Tortoises do need places to soak themselves though!

[@atheralaqqad6760]

its an amazing video, very well explained thanks for your kind efforts.

[@putelo27]

Superb. Nice inspiration, i will imitate what your doin, specially with the pvc for interconnection between the plastic box.. thank you

[@peggydew5933]

I love Bob-o and Georgia Peach !!💙💜💙🤍💜🤍💙

[@amiramohamed-zo4tp]

Thank you so much for this video because I'm getting a tortoise and my mom told me I need to know about how to take care of them THANK YOU SO MUCH❤❤❤❤❤❤ plus I subscribed to your channel and liked the video and I turned the notification bell on 😄

[@marionsanders8005]

Got mine this month a bay sulcata tortoise

[@yumyum70s]

Awwwwwww😍😍Thanks for the video you did a good job taking care of them👍👍👍👍 I look at a lot of videos and this is the best one so far keep the good work up. By the way im a new subbie. I had to subscriber to your channel cuz your doing a great job.

[@happytortoises]

Thanks for your lovely comment, I'm glad you like the videos 😊 Thanks for subscribing!

[@nanchen9297]

and also your tortoise is cute

[@rachelhardcastle5601]

Amazing video loved watching

[@happytortoises]

Thanks so much for the lovely feedback, I really appreciate it (it makes all the effort of filming and editing worthwhile!) 😁😁💚 🐢

[@jillal-fuhaid1763]

Thank you very much for the video. I have 28 desert tortoises , the oldest being over 20 years old. As I live in a very hot country they are housed outdoors. In 2014 they produced 12 hatchlings of which 9 have survived. Since then all the hatchlings have died. This year the five babies have been housed separately from the adults in a large cut down plastic box, with sand as a substrates. I have a little dustpan & brush just like you , & I clean their home daily. I think the reason my other babies died was because I left them with the adults & some disease affected them. This year they are now a month old & are thriving. Thanks again.

[@salehenila7320]

VERYYY HELPFUL😍

[@sameerh3111]

ohhh.....God...how nicely you are taking care ..thanks for sharing video .

[@happytortoises]

Aw - thanks so much & thanks for your support 🙏💚🐢

[@SaltyINnewyorK]

Holy crap you have made a full time job out of caring for your tortoises lol great job though!

[@happytortoises]

😂😂 yes it takes up so much of my time but I love it!! 💚🐢

[@tasharae888]

Thank uu💚🐢

[@happytortoises]

You’re welcome 😊

[@devijoshi94]

Hey, I'm new to your channel and love the time and dedication you put into tortoise husbandry! I'm getting a new Tunisian Spur Thighed in late July, and was just wondering what plants you planted in the table and any you'd recommend :) I already have some spider plants (which my other tortoises love hiding under) and lots of spineless cacti :)

[@happytortoises]

Hello! Thanks for your support and lovely feedback! In this setup I've mostly used fake plants for the baby tortoises to hide under.. I also plant out a selection of grasses and weeds/flowers in seed trays that I can swap over once they've been eaten/need refreshing. There are lots of different live plants like lavender, spider plants, air plants etc that you could plant that are safe for tortoises (some are to provide cover rather than food) - I list a few of the more readily available weeds/flowers in the UK in my 'What to Feed your tortoise' video. Also, please see "tortoise table plant database" for those weeds/flowers/plants/vegetables that are safe/harmful for tortoises.

[@tooniez7434]

you should file of the pieces of cuttlebone onto their food so it works as calcium powder!

[@FishingCustom]

Hello I would like to know what temperatures you have in winter the leopard babys turtles and that you put them at night thanks :)

[@nanchen9297]

this is a great video im on my dads laptop and he said that i can get a pet turtle soon.

[@NikhilUgalerhythmnikhil]

Very helpful videos, pls make some on star tortoises.

[@happytortoises]

Thanks so much for your lovely feedback 🙏😊 Unfortunately I don't own star tortoises at the moment but would love to one day! ...as soon as I do have them in my collection, then I'll definitely make some videos for those who have requested them! 😍🐢

[@vickya346]

Nikhil Ugale star sathi jast mehnat nahi ghyaavi lagat ekdam easy... Chote aahe toparyant fakt... Star is same as salcutta...!!!

[@sriramjayanth9113]

Yes mam please make video on star tortoise

[@ravichaturvedi6113]

Can you please tell about the length, breadth and height of the tub you are using... And what is the use of that cylindrical long rod...

[@tortoiseland8495]

👌😃

[@reptiles_insects_spiders8448]

Hi I bought two of one of your tortoises

[@surajkhandale7047]

Can u make indian star tortoise daily routine and tell me what to feed them

[@Naru249]

🥰🥰🌹

[@Adgarc]

What do u feed the baby turtles daily?

[@darksunshinedarksunshine5421]

what wattage for your heat lamps is best to use for a baby greek tortoise ? when i get mine im going to put him in a ceramic tub for a few months before upgrading him or her

[@happytortoises]

A 100watt UVB/UVA basking bulb is usually fine for most set-ups (if you find this it too hot under the basking bulb and you can't raise the bulb holder any higher, then try the 80watt bulb instead) 😉 💚🐢

[@darksunshinedarksunshine5421]

thanks so much for answering :D and i will for sure take your advise :D

[@TheMrhahahoho]

Beware not to raise the bulb too high as UV lights may diffuse away, usually 20-40cm between bulb and tortoise is fine :)

[@stevemorcom9969]

Hi!, can I ask what are the large containers they're housed in?

[@hisnamewasrocco]

Extremely well done video! I just subbed!! BTW, I love your accent, too!

[@hectoru.diazsr.7938]

How long do u keep the light on?pls reply

[@harinirajamani203]

Please give me some advice for my tortoise what does it eat

[@Shaden0040]

once washed and dried. how long until they are compleetely vooked amd are ready to serve your diiner guests? j/k

[@yourlocaltelevision3599]

Hi! I was wondering if you would recommend leopard tortoises for beginners? I was interested in keeping a tortoise but I’m not sure if I should because I have never had experience with keeping tortoises before

[@adrianagonzales7796]

sulcata is a pretty good starter sorry I'm two years late

[@drums4life937]

I am also 2 years late lol but Russians are great starters! Sulcatas get way too big for beginners

[@PiggiePlayzz]

Hi can you show what are the best foods to feed baby tortoises, because I got my very first dryland tortoise and I really don't know what to feed her!!

[@happytortoises]

Depends what breed you have - if you have a leopard tortoise then I have a detailed video on lots of different foods you can give them 'Feeding your baby leopard tortoise'

[@PiggiePlayzz]

@@happytortoises yeah no, I hv a hermanns tort

[@rangammamanchala2327]

Where did you buy turtles

If tortoises are kept outside, what can I do to make sure they are protected during the winter? They are just loose in the garden.

[@TheMrhahahoho]

u can watch kamp kenan's videos, he built some hiding boxes that are supplied with heat lamps etc.

[@_A_T]

Why do you need to remove water in the evening?

[@tiarasingh6517]

What items did you feed them ?

[@abigailherman2149]

look up her vid on what to feed your baby tortoise

[@lore4644]

my tortoise eats theyr own poop is thsat normal or they need something?

[@beatricemoscozo93]

What did she feed em?

[@mahakfarkya3629]

How many tortoise do you have😍by the way nice video😍😍

[@happytortoises]

Thanks! I currently have 4 different species of tortoise 😊

[@urmilaparmar7323]

Food to be given to star tortoise

[@mahakfarkya3629]

Can we give sour and sweet fruits to them

[@saharaloumi]

Hello dear, may I know what is the sand that you are using for their house? And what is the food as my turtules they are eating only cucumber and kale and I am doing my best to put other food with no good luck ,please advise. Thank you

[@happytortoises]

For leopard tortoises, the substrate I use is 50:50 mix of organic top soil with playpit sand. Some tortoises are fussy eaters, you can try chopping up the 'new' foods into small pieces and mixing in with their favourites to encourage them to try different foods. If you have a leopard tortoise, then I have a video on 'Feeing your baby leopard tortoise' to give you ideas on other weeds/flowers that are good for tortoises.

[@saharaloumi]

Thank you for your time and efforts, I will do my best

[@moggyy]

What best heat lamp for a lepeord tortoise

[@happytortoises]

For basking I tend to use the Arcadia bulbs, for overnight heating I use the ceramic heat emitter on a thermostat 😊💚🐢

[@deneenhanes8776]

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[@deneenhanes8776]

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[@anantgupta7492]

How did you made this house for tortoises,?? I want also to made this house, plz tell how it is made plsss,,, I am the beginner....

[@happytortoises]

Hello! I joined tubs together and made a simple tunnel between the tubs - it's very easy to do, even with the little DIY skills that I have! 😁 In another of my videos "Baby radiated tortoises Extending their enclosure (using a tunnel)" I show how I created these tunnels, hope that helps you? Good luck! 😁💚🐢

[@jamiemilsom4196]

Could you please tell me why my Herman’s tortoises are not eating as much, therefore not putting on weight

[@rakeshpachori]

My tortoise only eat tortoise food... He not eat raw green veggies!!!! N also he is so aggressive plz help me what to do for this situation??

[@happytortoises]

I'm assuming you mean pellets when you say 'tortoise food'? If so, you can try mixing in a little of the weeds/flowers in with the pellets to start with, then gradually (over a week or so) give more weeds & flowers and less pellets. It's good to try to give your tortoise a varied diet to keep him healthy, so don't give up, it's worth the effort! 😊 When you say he's aggressive, what does he do? what breed is he? What enclosure/set-up do you have? Does he roam around the house? Is he in with any other tortoise? (feel free to DM me on Instagram if you want to send me photo's of your setup etc so I can try to help you) 😊🐢

[@salehenila7320]

What kind of tottoise do you have? Pleas reply❤️

[@hermionecherry1007]

It’s in the title, leopard tortoise

[@nazneenwahab2793]

What is dis which u soak water... Nd why??

[@happytortoises]

I put sphagnum moss in water (then squeeze out the excess water). The damp moss is then put in a hide to create a humid area for them 😊💚🐢

[@rangammamanchala2327]

I want red eared slider pair.please let me know where we get them in hyderabad

[@satya7436]

We can courrier from Bangalore

[@kimvandermerwe3925]

What do you feed your babies?

[@TeamHatchet64]

Can anyone explain what the cuttle fish is?

[@liveasteagle5857]

A dead fish that provides them calcium

[@ArsevensX]

Can I know the dimension of the enclosure each box?

[@happytortoises]

From memory I think each of the black tubs are around 90cm (L) x 45cm (W).

[@jasvirkainth5671]

Do keep in touch with tortoise caretaker's 👍 with more information please do it up 👏👌 god 🙏 bless

[@rohinijadhav2200]

Can you make red eared slider's turtle daily routine

[@happytortoises]

Aw, I'm so sorry but I don't have red eared sliders so I can't make this video for you 😞

[@vickya346]

happytortoises you know tourtoise far better than turtle , because turtle want heater, filter, they run so fast & bite also, big aquarium which is cleaning so difficult, conditioner , you have to buy variety of foods not greens & leave... Tourtoise $500 / turtle $10 & accesories $550

[@vickya346]

After that i love my turtles .. They are so fast, they believe on me and playing with me always, never fear from me ...

[@makenzicloud6846]

I have a leopard tortoise and he stopped eating

[@graaace.x7853]

Bowl from where ?

[@happytortoises]

Terracotta saucers I got from my local garden centre (disinfected before use)

[@snfunpoint6100]

My tortoise eat veg food and he always sleep with me and he is of three months

[@TheMrhahahoho]

As much as you love ur tortoise, they are full of e. coli

[@Akshay-pe4fp]

My tortise not eating anything

[@TotoTortoiseNFriends]

Why need to remove wafer at night

[@deennagoodman5371]

Leopard tortoise need heat at night aswell

[@lajoslajos5001]

OK. VIVA USA./United States of America./UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2020.-2021.-2022.-2023.🙂🙂🙂

[@turtlechan7164]

Very gay accent