Sorry one more thing ! The other thing that drove me crazy that I absolutely said the second I returned him was, till we can get his beak tended to he MUST be provided with big chunks of romaine they were giving him shreds like cilantro size and I was sick to my stomach thinking how much he must...
It’s like you read my mind ! So I sent a flukers lamp and uvb bulb along with calcium sups ( I send my daughter with collard greens and mustard turnips to school but I’m sure slider avoids them so I bought calcium) - trimmed everything myself and gave the teacher many loving tips ( told her he...
His diet is strictly romaine ! It’s what I was informed and when I tried giving mustard greens and others he refused he’s so stuck on romaine that he cannot pick up wit bc of a long beak , am too nervous to trim again bc I heard u can crack it if not experienced. After reading over the car...
I can say with confidence romaine is his singular source of food.even tho his teacher said that’s what he eats I was excited before Christmas to grab all that collards mustard lettuce and cool greens that I don’t normally cook with to feed him. He did not touch them I contributed it to stress of...
My 5 year old goes to this private school in Chicago it’s so intimidating to tell her teachers they aren’t doing something ‘right’ I’m crazy invested in the quality of his life so turns out my lobbying starts now ! Beyond grateful to have found you all !
I am going to print this care sheet out now thank you so much I saw a comment on YouTube to not listen to a lot of the internet advice and to come to this website so here I am and there’s a golden nugget I desperately needed !!!
Something else to add - I overheard teach saying her son didn’t want him so it’s his first year as a classroom pet - by a massive window but had no white light lamp at school just a red heat so I’m sending them a brand new one . Living in a small tortoise table ! Can’t swim in water bowl and 1...
I brought home my daughter’s preschool classroom’s pet for the winter break - a Russian tortoise named.. slider. PLEASE HELP ME I have to return him soon …I will pay to take him to see a vet if y’all think his shell needs to be looked at. I have a ball python so maybe I’m just use to shiny...