Recent content by Ashleymroles

I got my boy from a kid who bought him from petsmart a year ago. I'm assuming that means he's wild caught. He has a pretty smooth, light shell, and I tried counting rings but I read that this isn't a reliable method of determining age. He has a vet appt tomorrow afternoon and he'll be getting...

We laid a 1.5' apron of chicken wire down around the outside perimeter and covered that with a layer of rock and dirt so that if he does start digging out, he won't be able to come up on the other side. It also works to deter predators from trying to dig into the enclosure. We're also going to...

Will do. Thanks :)

So far I haven't seen him touch it. I feel like it might be too big for his little mouth.

I have read about a thousand care sheets! I'm the type of person to obsess over research before I jump into something. I spent 3 weeks pretty much nonstop reading about chickens before I got them. I agree his beak is definitely overgrown, so I put a cuttle bone in there as well.

Howdy y'all! My name is Ashley and I live in Syracuse, NY with my husband, seven dogs, six chickens, ten fish, and a new russian tortoise named Reptar (from rugrats). I'm so excited to be here! I got my baby boy (definitely a male, he has a slit in the tail) from a kid who bought him from...

OMG so much misinformation about chickens. When in doubt, don't ask about chickens in a tortoise forum. Join backyardchickens.com and you will find everything you need to know. Let me try to correct some of the misinformation here. 1. Yes, correct, they are social animals and the advice rbcurdt...