Recent content by ajtorts

I agree with the assessment of @zovick and @turtlesteve. With a turtle in this condition, you only have money and time to lose by treating it. I'd go to a vet, get on amoxicillin or ampicillin, medicate like @turtlesteve has done with Leopard tortoises. You may be able to save the animal if...

Thanks Steve for all you said! If I hadn't had the quarantine and bio security up from day one, anything could have happened. One of the worst things that can happen to us is having one of these lethal organisms or viruses rampaging through our colonies we've raised for years and years.

Tom, I really appreciate you sharing/supporting my video here, and phrasing it as must-see TV for all tortoise owners! 🙌🏻

You're welcome. 👍🏻 Yes, I made the feeding example as a point against extrapolating one part of husbandry that is suitable for a given species or genus to others that have very different requirements.

Hi Wellington, I'm Aaron Johnson, the creator of the short documentary on true Bell's Hingebacks and TINC. I'll address the concerns you brought up: 1. Stress in pairing off belliana. First, testudine intranuclear coccidiosis was already in these tortoises before they arrived to me, and...