Age?

Essexbrummie · 06-11-2011, 06:13 PM

Hi at what age do you stop treating a tort like a baby?ie the daily baths and nutrabol?thanks

shellonia · 13-11-2011, 10:38 PM

That's really partly up to your own routine.It would never be wrong to bath daily but after 12-18 months you can reduce if you want to.I've noticed that at a certain stage of development they start to go into their water dish on their own, particularly if you are a bit late with their bath!All the while they enjoy and benefit from it I would keep it up,but it wouldn't matter about missing the odd day if you havn't time.Also make sure you spray their substrate as this helps with general humidity.

Essexbrummie · 13-11-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shellonia

That's really partly up to your own routine.It would never be wrong to bath daily but after 12-18 months you can reduce if you want to.I've noticed that at a certain stage of development they start to go into their water dish on their own, particularly if you are a bit late with their bath!All the while they enjoy and benefit from it I would keep it up,but it wouldn't matter about missing the odd day if you havn't time.Also make sure you spray their substrate as this helps with general humidity.

Thanks for replying

I'm home all day so they all get a bath anyway was just wondering

shaz · 13-11-2011, 10:58 PM

When is the best time to spray? Is that for all torts?

Watermelon · 13-11-2011, 11:27 PM

Mine are 14 months old and I still bathe everyday, I usually water the soil whilst they are in the bath or at night. I give nutrabol every other day as I have noticed they use the cuttlefish bone quite a bit now! They never used to. I can always hear them scraping their beaks against it.

Essexbrummie · 16-11-2011, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Watermelon

Mine are 14 months old and I still bathe everyday, I usually water the soil whilst they are in the bath or at night. I give nutrabol every other day as I have noticed they use the cuttlefish bone quite a bit now! They never used to. I can always hear them scraping their beaks against it.

I've had to put 4 cuttlefish in their table because they all go for it at the Sam time!

06-11-2011, 06:13 PM	#1
Essexbrummie Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Birmingham Posts: 142	Age? Hi at what age do you stop treating a tort like a baby?ie the daily baths and nutrabol?thanks

13-11-2011, 10:38 PM	#2
shellonia Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central s england Posts: 1,534	That's really partly up to your own routine.It would never be wrong to bath daily but after 12-18 months you can reduce if you want to.I've noticed that at a certain stage of development they start to go into their water dish on their own, particularly if you are a bit late with their bath!All the while they enjoy and benefit from it I would keep it up,but it wouldn't matter about missing the odd day if you havn't time.Also make sure you spray their substrate as this helps with general humidity.

13-11-2011, 10:58 PM	#4
shaz Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mid glam, South Wales, but born in Bristol Posts: 1,590	When is the best time to spray? Is that for all torts?

13-11-2011, 11:27 PM	#5
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	Mine are 14 months old and I still bathe everyday, I usually water the soil whilst they are in the bath or at night. I give nutrabol every other day as I have noticed they use the cuttlefish bone quite a bit now! They never used to. I can always hear them scraping their beaks against it.

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