AWESOME ! Do you ever produce animals for sale??? I haven't checked rules and regs on other species but I'd like to get mine a buddy at some point IF this goes well. I still think the eastern box especially males are the best most beautiful looking turtle/tortoise on the planet.
Noted!!! Which species are you keeping?? Living inside the same home range as the species I keep has made climate conditions effortless to maintain lol. I keep it in a sterilite tub which is inside a tortoise house in a very shady area. I'm sure you all know who that wizard by the name of...
Good call I had the same idea. thats EXACTLY what i did 👍. I put a ball of plants in the enclosure and it spend all of it's time perched up on top of them when it's not hauling *** from end to end.
From what I've read their first couple of years they are mostly aquatic and transition to more of a land based turtle. Almost everybody raises them In a tub of water about ½" deep with a hide and a few plants but mine doesn't like to swim or something lolol. I'm very interested as well. It's my...
I recently became a new FL BOX turtle keeper. Ive been using the "water" method with raising him I keep about ¼ to ½ inches of water in the bin at all times. Ever since I got him it seems like it wants NOTHING to do with the water and will climb out of the water up onto the fake plants where...
Unfortunately (after many visits to the vet) the first one that died went undiagnosed or incorrectly diagnosed. At first they thought it was an. RI but it never had any fluid discharge whatsoever and then it was possibly MBD but it passed shortly after. This time around I took no chances and got...
Wow thank you so much!! I separated everyone IMMEDIATELY. Ive been soaking everyday as well. I am not home but I did receive an Rx. Once I get home I'll pm you what it is I'd like to get some feedback. You're clearly more experienced in dealing with this issue.
It's pretty catastrophic to say the least. The VERY first thing I did within minutes of receiving a diagnosis was separate everyone into their own bins. I actually stopped at Target on my way home and got a bunch of bins. One of my very expensive high red cherries is showing a pretty substantial...
Well I appreciate it!!
I hope they do!! There's alot of VERY experienced people on this forum. I will gladly accept any information. I've got everybody separated in their own bins for now. I have one of my super nice high reds that has already started slowing down which is NOT good. I recently...
After many vet bills I FINALLY got a diagnosis for one of my tortoises. Turns out it had herpes and it's likely terminal. I was sold 2 tortoises from a guy who sells ALOT of cherryheads and unfortunately both of them had it. I didn't see any symptoms until I moved them out of their months long...
thanks ! i just do what I can, when I can. These Developers down here are hellbent on paving Florida from coast to coast. The least I can do is give our natives a fighting chance. I recently found a different site along the beach dunes (which they plan to clear and build on) And it's one of the...
Yeah that's what I kinda figured I knew they were sliders but I'm not too familiar with them I've never had any aquatic turtles. What threw me off was the absence of a thick yellow band down the side of their heads. Its got really thin pin striping instead. Thank you sir I appreciate it...
So I rescued some eggs of unknown origin from a construction site (located in S. Florida) where a foundation was being poured so unless they can dig up through 2ft of solid concrete they 100% would've been killed. I know these aren't torts but there HAS to be someone doing some turtle wizardry...