BEST Small Tortoise Habitat (How To!)
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The Egyptian tortoise is one of the smallest tortoise species in the world. Popular as pets but critically endangered in the wild, they are coveted by many. How do we properly keep them, though? Outdated information on the internet has caused the improper growth and even untimely deaths of many Egyptian tortoises in herpetoculture and it's time we close the door to the past. In this video we team up for a second time with one of the BEST reptile enclosure companies out there, TOAD RANCH, to bring you a state of the art, functioning habitat for these diminutive, special tortoises. Aiming for an arid but moisture retaining enclosure (within the substrate) with levels around 75-82F (ambient temp), a basking site of 95-99F and low humidity, we show you how to build and design a wonderful home for Egyptian tortoises.
This Toad Ranch habitat measures 5 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet and is available on their website along with other incredible reptile and amphibian enclosures. Visit them: www.toadranchenclosures.com
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Chris and Casey Leone
This is so entertaining you guys deserve a tv show. I am interested in breading red toed tortoises in the future. I want to meet someone like you guys to teach me
Dr Omar Attum of Indiana University has been studying Egyptian Tortoises in Egypt, and engaged in a conservation program with the assistance of the Bedouins. They studied the diet and vegetation composition of Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni , habitat in North Sinai, Egypt. so not gone yet.
EXCELLENT to hear that. Up until hearing this most think they are all gone if not close to it.
@@GardenStateTortoise they are exceedingly rare, but there is one somewhat stable population. Interesting that the Bedouin are enlisted to protect them.
@@rjallen70 well they're the only people out there that actually are paying attention to the natural world
Glad to hear that! The world would be a worse place without them.
Great video! Never knew about this species. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
I'm just starting out with box turtles and you two are helping so much, Thank you. By the way you and your wife work very good together, adds to your show. My wife and I live in S.C.
@Garden State Tortoise. Hi Chris and Casey, just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos and how much it means to the care of my tortoise. I was a soaker until I saw this video. I just got the water dish today. He hated his old terracotta clay water dish and never used it, so I soaked him daily. At first he ignored it, but I just saw him pause to drink on his way to his hide! Life should should be much less stressful for both of us without the soaks. I did get the Mt. Etna so I hope he can live in his new 5’ x 2’ Toad Ranch enclosure forever but he did get much bigger than I expected, especially at only two years old! He loves his Mazuri! I bought the herbs that you recommended adding to his food after I saw the Kenan video a while back. Your videos are helping me be a much better keeper. Thanks so much for your advice and peeks into your work, like with your family and pets.
This comment is everything to us. Thank you!!! ❤️
Thank you so much ..im in the process of changing out oyster shells for sand mixture..I really needed help with this and now I'm ready ..
18:32 such a cute yawn 😄
Spectacular enclosure! Thanks for another very informative and entertaining video!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Questions- how often if ever do you change out the sand, do you have list of reputable places to buy egyptian tortoise, and do you have a care guide like foods to feed and how much and how often, and what live plants could we plant in thrre?
Oh beautiful wall in the enclosure!
Dolly had some place to be. This was an awesome video! I learned soo much . Appreciated it. Thank you.
Absolutely adorable!! You have done an amazing job with your enclosures.🙌🏻 Your babies look very happy!!🐢🐢💚💚
Thank you!!
Just bought a Toad Ranch for my Western Hermann’s tortoise. Getting him out of his bin into something that he’ll be healthier in and where I could see him better in from across the room. I’m hoping he’ll be friendlier if I don’t have to approach him from the top. And I want to isolate his substrate away from our house and allergies. I coincidentally just saw the Excavator clay and wondered about it for tortoises. Thanks for highlighting these beautiful enclosures. I learned so much from this. Could you do a Hermann’s set up? For instance, is the Arcadia light good for them too?
Thanks for watching and good luck!
i like the music
Can you use this for Russian torties? My Russie cannot use cypress mulch bc she likes to eat it (so we use 50/50 organic soil and coconut coir right now), but I'd love to find something a little firmer so she can walk easier.
I really like this enclosure. Where can I find out more about them? What size are you using here?
Daly is so cute❤!
Is it possible to get a care guide for these tortoises?
Do you have a video on an enclosure for a baby Sulcata? Would this work for them as well?
Can you do a video on the Libyan tortoise it’s so beautiful
What do you do about poops in such an intricate enclosure? Does a lot of poop get lost and just end up sitting around?
Cool
Can I use this substrate combo for my Eastern Hermanns?
Those little egyptian tortoise gals just wanna be ANYWHERE except on camera, lol.
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Could a euromastyx live with Egyptian tortoises? Both are from Libya... maybe that would be a cool cohab enclosure.
Would they (ET)benefit from a humidity box with spag moss like snake discovery uses for their hognises... you should colab with snake discovery!!
Can anyone tell me if is it ok to house different tortoises together. Just example like a Russian with a Egyptian tortoise. Is it ok or bad idea? If so why or why not.
Is their lotion to put on box 🐢
Where is Otis?🤔🙃🤗
Mallorca is pronounced like "my Orca"
In the Balearics, yes you’re correct. Hence the spelling Majorca.
I love watching your videos. You explain info about your tortoises better than anyone else. You and your wife are great in my books and at 76 I appreciate the animals more than ever. Thanks.
Thank you Kay, that just made our week!
I found Egyptian tortoise for 328 dollars should I trust them I love reptiles I have a gecko
Ya know growing up in NC, every spring the turtles ( box turtles) would come out of hibernation and wonder into our yard. We lived in the county and it was very wooded. It got to where I would take a sharpie and mark their shell to see if the same ones were coming around. And they were! I would feed them when I aw them. Loved watching them eat ears of corn. They eat it like we do. Hold it on each end and bite into it. So cute! Anyway, I enjoy your videos. Learning a lot too. I’m fifty eight now. My “turtle” days were clear back when I was a pre teen and teenager. Then when I hit twenty two we sold our house. I’ve often wondered if the turtles still come around. But that certainly made for some fond memories. Thinking about those turtles, feeding and marking them, makes me smile.
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Thanks Paige, we love hearing peoples’ stories about reptiles and thank you for watching!
You did such a great job making their home! The enclosure is just stunning! Seeing that little gal yawn was just too precious, I had to watch it a couple times😜 They look super happy in their home. Job well done!!!😍
I have a little baby russian and one of my favorite things is when he yawns! ☺
Thank you and thank you for watching!
Great video. I live in Michigan and I have been looking at these small tortoises. It’s cold here 7 months of the year. One question, could you put some small yucca plant in the enclosure? Can they snack on them?
Thanks Larry, you’d have to research the type of yucca as some can be toxic. We use it in our outdoor tortoise enclosures without issue and the tortoises never touch it.
So you mentioned you don't soak the egyptians, do you soak other species of tortoises? I've heard many people suggest daily soaks for hatchling tortoises until they are at least a few months old.
We only soak very occasionally, regardless of species. The reason is because it forces the bowels to move unnecessarily. Because of that, it can cause animals to prolapse. It’s best to just make sure fresh water is always available and only soak occasionally. Baby tortoises have gotten a bad reputation for being extremely difficult to keep thanks to inaccurate information on the forms, Facebook groups and in old books and so, keepers came up with the idea to soak constantly to keep them hydrated. In truth, if water is available always and an enclosure is kept at appropriate levels, the animals simply don’t require soaking and can void their bowels as they see fit.
@@GardenStateTortoise Thanks for the info! I always wondered why so many people say baby tortoises have to be soaked everyday even if they have a shallow water bowl in the enclosure. My thought process was if there is a shallow water bowl available to them, they can choose to soak if and when they want to. I would much rather let the tortoise choose what it wants to do than force something. Love the videos and the information, and those new enclosures are awesome! I recently ordered a couple Toad Ranch enclosures for my Rough-Scaled pythons!
Do you put coconut oil on there shells? Thanks for your time!!
Good catch. Yes, we did, but only for the video so people can get a clear image of what they look like.
Little Dolly was on the move the whole video 👏🏾. She had to run and go make sure Jolene didn’t take her man.
I'd love to see toy guys do a Hermanns tortoise indoor setup, I live in the UK and I love Hermanns but care guides just seem all over where your videos are always informative and easy to watch!
What I've noticed in the UK all tortoise groups are so set against vivariums regardless of Ventilation etc. Table tops just don't feel right
Just built two large tortoise tables to house to pairs of egyptian tortoises. Are those live or fake plants, any plant (safe) species that can tolerate these tanks crawling over them all day?
You can try aloe, agave and small dracanea plants. We prefer to use fake or dead ones as in the case of using the dead pine barrens heather for this enclosure.
@@GardenStateTortoise Thank you for the advice! Love the content that you guys are producing!
Hello GST, I am looking for a Egyptian but online websites seems to be scammy. Can you point me to the right direction or perhaps you guys sell?
What sort of bedding would you recommend for Russian tortoises?
been told to use cocoir coconut soil. but just doesn't seem natural. wonder what is substrate to use for Russians as well.
So cute!! I am seriously considering if we can offer space to a tortoise someday (probably whatever species the local charities rescue when we are ready) and these videos are so helpful and interesting!
Thanks Terry!
I have a baby African sulcata tortoise in a one bedroom apartment and he gets plenty of exercise he's out of his 50 gallon tub 6 hours of the day and I take him outside to walk for a hour or two a day, I have you tube channel called shell shocked about my turtles and tortoise next month or so people can see how happy my brothers and sisters are and how to take care of them 😀
Hope you got your tort
So they're supposed to have smooth round shells like the other 2 in the beginning of the vid. I've seen these at some local pet stores that have that spiky looking shell. I thought that was the way they actually looked. That sucks. That's what I liked about them was the spiky looking shell. Was thinking about getting one and calling him Bowser. Now that I know it's raising them improper, it kinda rubs me wrong like clipping/cropping the tails/ears of dogs.
Hi, is this substrate also suitable for a Russian tort? Thanks, Love your videos!
Could you make a Hermann’s enclosure, even if not a Toad Ranch, though that would be absolutely lovely? Just to show us how, like even a fake one since you keep yours outdoors? Or just talk us through it? For instance, their ideal substrate, would Hermann’s need the same lighting as the Egyptians, which plants? Thanks.
Good idea, although Hermann’s really need to be outdoors since they can handle temperatures up into the 100s and down to the single digits. They’re also not as adapted to spending a life indoors but a lot of people have to keep them that way so I agree it would be a good idea to show the best way how.
@@GardenStateTortoise really, those low temps are okay? I’ll have to kill the fire ants first!
This is my absolute favorite tortoise I actually had a pair that I actually placed outside to do a video and allowed them to graze on grass and weeds for their birthday and didn't know the grass was sprayed and both passed away and I was sick behind losing Salt & Pepper . I truly missed them and have been looking for more ever since. I get pay in two weeks and will be reaching out to get a couple from you or get my name put on the list. Thanks again for educating us on this as well as the various kinds of tortoises. I love your channel and 👀💚🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢
When I was younger I caught wild grasshoppers and crickets then fed them to my geckos. 🦎 The bugs had ingested pesticides etc. it killed my geckos. That was a tragic day and I never made that mistake again.
Sometimes we all learn the hard way. 😔
But just incase you didn’t know that the bugs that eat outside can kill pets just the same as the plants it’s sprayed on or soil it’s in. 👍
I wouldn’t want anyone else to go through that.
@@jojomafia3851 thanks so much for me it was a learning process and expensive mistake
@@jojomafia3851 Yes. I never feed wild caught insects, and I grow my own herbs, grasses and vegetable for my pets. It is so scary how much toxic chemicals are used, and I hate to think of how many innocent birds, reptiles and other animals die in the wild from eating insects and things that have been sprayed with chemicals. Governments need to ban these chemicals and make farmers go organic!
It was fascinating to watch you assemble the habitat..
How often do you change the substrate?
I just love all the education! Keep up the great work!
Thanks Stephanie!
How often would you have to change over the whole sand / bedding and start new if you don’t keep it bioactive? For enclosure of this size.
Lol...
The little one is like.
I got places to do and things to go!
Excellent channel. I’ve just discovered it and, I have to say you’ve earned a subscriber.
Wow! I am very excited for when you have some Egyptians for sale this year. No breeder has sold any this year or has them.
So glad this channel exists. You both have really taught me a lot.
I have an idea for next year's April 1st.
Garden State Otis.
Lol
I'd love to hear more about the unnamed subspecies. I'm a fan of the "Greek" type tortoises, but have such a hard time figuring out which is which. Your site is a real help with that.
Can this substrate also be used for Russians?
where can I find an Egyptian tortoise for sale for a good low price, not something that is 400$ 500$ to 1000$ dollars
How often do you change out the sand?
Are Egyptian tortoises high maintenance? I’d like to have a tortoise but I won’t have a whole lot of time to care for one. Are they social? Would it be better to have two? I feel so dumb
These video's have been such a helpfull source for taking care of my Hermann's Tortoise! Thanks for all you do for these animals!
Qué le ponéis al caparazón de las tortugas para que estén tan brillantes ???? ... Aceite ? ....
Is it difficult to make such a sandy environment bioactive?
It’s not, isopods and spring tails can survive in it and you can also add peat moss and/or soil to it to make it more interesting. We’ve just found over the years that sand is best for this species and that’s after trying all other options for them. Plus, it’s so easy to spot clean sand.
Can the sand + clay mix substrate be used for Hermann tortoises if I want to build indoor enclosure?
What kind of desert lizards could you house with the egyptian tortoise in a 150 gallon?
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Hey! Tried to find your video on making a baby tortoise enclosure out of a plastic container with a dual light fixture taped on top. Was that video taken down?
What’s the cage size I would like to order the same one
5x2
Awesome thanks what’s the name of the dead pine your using as well
These turtles are beautiful!! I love your pet room too! Very nice video!
Can you keep these guys communal?
it's nice that you and your wife really enjoy doing what do together both as a hobby and as conservationists.
Thank you steve.
@@GardenStateTortoise You share a lot of great information
Animals are not stupid they know what sand is n they know what's edible n what's not, It's the owner's fault if the animal eats the sand. I have mine in sand for 10 Years n still going strong n healthy and it knows that the sand is not edible...
I love the setup you designed for the Egyptian tortoises. How do you maintain their environment and keep it clean, do you have to change the substrate after a while?
Hello! I've been looking for an egyptian tortoise for a while. Anyone know where I can posted them?
How do you make a living or at least not in debt with all these animals? Thinking of opening a turtle and tortoise rescue for those that have to re home them.
I live in the most humid city in desert area lol I guess the tortoise will enjoy it
With thouse 2 ladies id have used the inclouser to there left. Being as small as they are you wont see them when they are close to the front.
I think id have tapered the ground front (low) to back. I guess that the fish keeper in me.
How about a box turtle inclosur setup. I know they should be outside but i dont have a yard. I want a eastern box turtle. Just not at this point in time unfortunatly.
What a wonderful perfect loving couple! ❤
Is another of the reasons why sand has been getting such a bad rep the genius idea to add dietary supplements to sand (calcisand)?
Horses defecate in their water, too. 😂
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I love your family and what you do. I have asked my son to bring my 3 toed box turtle to you. who did you say makes reptile enclosures omg I need onel do you have a web site?
Interesting, I noticed them walking on their nails? They are very strong!
i’m curious where you bought the heat bulb holders i love how their flush mounted 😊
Great video!
Thank you!!
good video! but id remove the music or turn it way down its hard to focus on the info
@17:40 it's not a turtle video if there isn't two turtles going at it
It’s pronounced My-Orca
Do they need to hibernate in order to get them in the breeding mood?
Dolly🐢 says I'm out of here. 😁
Great video! I want to get a male egyptian tortoise and i want to build my own enclosure. What is the minimum size enclosure to make just one of these tortoises happy?
Id love to know please and thanks
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Really enjoyed this video but, man, you should consider wearing a mask for this stuff. Even play sand contains silica, which is a health hazard when inhaled.
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They like ir. It's a very good hábitat. They're happy, I see
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
Walk like an Egyptian tortoise 🐢 🎶
Walk like an Egyptian tortoise 🐢
Oh ya try adding turface to the sand. It will hold alot of water for humidity. Its cheap at $16 a bag. I think a bag is 50# if i remember correct. Makes great potting soil as well.
I've seen a bunch of YT tortoise videos and now I want one. Of course I know better than to take on an animal which will outlast my most optimistic projected life expectancy by a factor of three or four.
I fully agree with you that tortoises should be outside, the ground is still frozen here though. :( so a summer pen it is
I hear ya!
Mallorca is pronounced majorca. The l's are pronouced as j's.👍 Love this channel.
Have y’all done a video for a indoor Sulcata tortoise enclosure. I have a baby & I want the absolute best for him/her. I’ve researched & stressed over doing it right. I’m so scared I’m doing something wrong
Your videos are definitely a positive among a host of lousy crappy videos not to mention the news - You are doing fantastic!!! Definite heroes. Happy Spring DLLUKE LLC and DLD May the Force Ventures
How is your company doing financialwise these days? Do you have many caretakers on standby?