Babies questions

Hanako · 30-01-2014, 12:12 PM

My 8 and 6 days old babies don't seem to be pooping yet. They are eating, I think, although not very much. Logically, what goes in should go out at some stage. Should I start getting worried? (I bath them twice a day to help their bowels to move and to prevent dehydration).

Also, in some book I read that they are born rounded shape and within 4 days they start getting the usual elongated shape. Mine are still rounded.

They are THH (from Corsica) and they weighed 13 and 11 grams. Is that a healthy weight for them?

Do you give babies some extra vitamins to make sure they have all they need? Or just the same care as for older tortoises?

Hanako · 30-01-2014, 04:07 PM

Dan, where are you when one needs you? Are my babies alright?

Suze65 · 30-01-2014, 04:28 PM

Baby torts are just mini torts , so treat them the same. Babies can dehydrate quickly, so a daily bath is fine, a humid hide also helps to prevent overnight dehydration, keep the substrate ( top soil is best ) slightly moist, so when they dig down they create a humid micro climate, feed them just the same as adults, with a dusting of daily calcium and nutrobal 2/3 time as a week. I wouldn't worry if you haven't seen any poo yet, you might have missed the event, cos it's so tiny. Remember babies do sleep quite a lot too.

Most babies are quite round with any med species, my THB is round at 7 months.

Hanako · 30-01-2014, 10:13 PM

Thank you Suze. As long as everything is alright with my babies...

Ozric Jonathan · 30-01-2014, 11:10 PM

Hanako I think the weight is probably normal but they do vary quite a lot even when tiny. I also agree with Suze - at that size the poop is tiny and easily missed.

**egyptiandan64** · 30-01-2014, 11:12 PM

Couldn't have said it any better than Suze

Everything sounds normal to me

Danny

Suze65 · 31-01-2014, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by egyptiandan64

couldn't have said it any better than suze :d

everything sounds normal to me

Danny

Thank you !!!

cherylahutch · 31-01-2014, 10:15 AM

Going off mine they could have pooped in there house and you wouldn't see it easily on soil tiny poops. X

Hanako · 31-01-2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ozric Jonathan

Hanako I think the weight is probably normal but they do vary quite a lot even when tiny. I also agree with Suze - at that size the poop is tiny and easily missed.

Most of my tortoises poops in the water. These ones have a warm bath twice a day and there is definitely nothing in the water. Even if it was tiny, I wouldn't miss that. Most of poops are various shades between dark green and black-ish colour. They definitely don't poop yet.

Hanako · 05-02-2014, 06:26 PM

Just wanted to share that both my babies has managed to do their first poop yesterday! Not sure that you really wanted to know that, but maybe you want to celebrate with me their first milestone?

(I suppose, it s useful to know for those who are having their first babies that it can take even 10 days for the food to travel from mouth to their vent. Unless we were a bit constipated.)

30-01-2014, 12:12 PM	#1
Hanako Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 690	Babies questions My 8 and 6 days old babies don't seem to be pooping yet. They are eating, I think, although not very much. Logically, what goes in should go out at some stage. Should I start getting worried? (I bath them twice a day to help their bowels to move and to prevent dehydration). Also, in some book I read that they are born rounded shape and within 4 days they start getting the usual elongated shape. Mine are still rounded. They are THH (from Corsica) and they weighed 13 and 11 grams. Is that a healthy weight for them? Do you give babies some extra vitamins to make sure they have all they need? Or just the same care as for older tortoises?

30-01-2014, 04:28 PM	#3
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Baby torts are just mini torts , so treat them the same. Babies can dehydrate quickly, so a daily bath is fine, a humid hide also helps to prevent overnight dehydration, keep the substrate ( top soil is best ) slightly moist, so when they dig down they create a humid micro climate, feed them just the same as adults, with a dusting of daily calcium and nutrobal 2/3 time as a week. I wouldn't worry if you haven't seen any poo yet, you might have missed the event, cos it's so tiny. Remember babies do sleep quite a lot too. Most babies are quite round with any med species, my THB is round at 7 months. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

30-01-2014, 11:10 PM	#5
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	Hanako I think the weight is probably normal but they do vary quite a lot even when tiny. I also agree with Suze - at that size the poop is tiny and easily missed. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

30-01-2014, 11:12 PM	#6
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Couldn't have said it any better than Suze Everything sounds normal to me Danny __________________

31-01-2014, 10:15 AM	#8
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	Going off mine they could have pooped in there house and you wouldn't see it easily on soil tiny poops. X __________________ Proud owner of Elvis, Padme, Bella,Ruby and Daisy the Horsfields, Mork and Mindi the Indian stars, Toby and Scarlett the Redfoots Yoshi and Cleopatra the Egyptians and Sam the Labrador. .

30-01-2014, 04:07 PM	#2
Hanako Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 690	Dan, where are you when one needs you? Are my babies alright?

30-01-2014, 10:13 PM	#4
Hanako Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 690	Thank you Suze. As long as everything is alright with my babies...

05-02-2014, 06:26 PM	#10
Hanako Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 690	Just wanted to share that both my babies has managed to do their first poop yesterday! Not sure that you really wanted to know that, but maybe you want to celebrate with me their first milestone? (I suppose, it s useful to know for those who are having their first babies that it can take even 10 days for the food to travel from mouth to their vent. Unless we were a bit constipated.)

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