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i just want to solicit you opinoin if i'm doing the right things in caring for my sulcata hatchlings. they're around 2-3" in size:
- soaked everyday for 15 minutes
- fed only with weeds, clovers, and grasses. no fruits and other veggies. i do not give them any pellet food and vitamin supplements.
- i give them calcium bicarbonate powder twice a week. it's sprinkled lightly on the grasses that i feed to them.
- kept outdoors during the daytime in a shaded area (the rubbermaid tub is placed outside)but they receive direct sunlight for 30 minutes daily. temp range is from 75F-95F.
- i bring them indoors at night where the temp is kept at 70-75F.
- the rubbermaid tub they're in is lined with newspaper. i don't put any substrate anymore.
- i'm from the philippines so the weather here is pretty warm and sunny most of the time.

so did i miss out on anything or am i doing anything wrong?

by the way, the 2 hatchlings that i have are clutchmates but one is bigger by 1". is it normal for clutchmates to vary in size even if they are given the same care? one of them is a voracious eater while the smaller one only eats lightly.

thanks for the tips!

some might say you can't kill a sulcata...but since they are hatchlings, some care needs to taken cautiously:

Foods: you're in the right ball park, I would let them mow your lawn more often (NO PESTICIDE HERE) and stay away from fruits and market greens (they might contains PESTICIDE!)... whatever you do, DON'T over feed them! Soak them before and after diner until they can do it by themselves which won't be too long from now.

Habitat: They needs at least 8 hours a day in full sunlight (give them space to move around and find their micro spot) and becareful with those plastic tub they might get cooked in it outside during highnoon...also keep an eye out for humidity in your area, (too much is bad ).

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