Probably just out of curiousity! My tortoises first smell then attempt to taste all sorts of things including once, my bare toe - painful! but nor repeated.
All creatures have individual likes, preferences and dislikes which are not necessarily the same as other members of their species, just as we humans do. My two spur-thighed tortoises are not at all the same, with very different favourite foods and activities. My cats too have had different...
She might just be unhappy - I had a Russian tortoise who would never eat for anybody caring him when I was away, even for 2 or 3 weeks and would be eating ravenously within minutes of my return home. Also try taking her out of her tank and letting her walk around the house or garden (if it is...
Do you mean the yellow between the shell scales? That is just normal new growth and shows how much better she now is! If you weigh her regularly you will see she will also see she is heavier.
None yet .. if any. She is now having a well-earned sleep which unusually leaves smaller Titch to enjoy his meal in peace. She was not called "Nosher" for nothing.
About eggs - Thank you, I will look on the info. sheets first and e-mail Zovick if necessary.
They charge for a consultation and for every single service even if there is nothing to be done! After various unhappy experiences I now have no faith in them even for my cat. (£600.00 for 2 visits for minor surgery - with no "stay")
However there is good news. At 03.10 this morning Nosher...
I am so sorry I have no facilities for doing any of this and have found our local veterinary centre to be useless where tortoises are concernerned being more intetrested in horses or pedigree dogs for both of which they have hospital facilities. Is there anything I can do myself please?
I am sorry I have no facilities for doing any of this and I have found our local vet to be useless where tortoises are concerned being more interested in horses and very expensive pedigree dogs for which they have hospital facilities.
Is there anything I can do myself please?