Got it I will switch out the substrate this weekend! And I’ll stop the medicated soaks and just monitor him closely for now! I just want him to finally have the easy stress free life he deserves! Would you recommend I mix the coco core and mulch?
Oh thank you for letting me know his previous owner had me continue to give Betadine baths for it she had him living in a small box before I got him and I assumed he was exposed to to much humidity in that environment. His plastron definitely has scaring similar to the top of his shell as well...
I will definitely be building him an outdoor enclosure I was under the impression that he was dealing with shell rot and found out from another user that isn’t true so I was keeping him inside for treatment! I’ll definitely be adding visual barriers and I love the plant idea as I grow pothos...
Thank you for the video I follow the garden state tortoise as well! Twig is doing quite well he isn’t being raised completely in water but his enclosure is very wet and humid. I track his growth quite closely and it has been very consistent I’ve had him for only two months and he’s tripled in...
I very unexpectedly was put into a situation where I needed to rescue a recovering Russian tortoise. He had a tough run in with shell rot and the owner didn’t want to take care of it anymore I suspect it was due to the enclosure he was kept in as it was pretty much fully enclosed and very tiny...
Oh poor baby!! Shell rot and moisture are a bad combo it’s unfortunate that she’s a slider have you been dry docking her as well as the medicated baths? You will want to set her up a hospital enclosure where she will be kept warm and dry for most of the day letting her swim for an hour twice a...
It’s really hitting me today just how big this little guy is getting!! When I rescued Twig from a coworker his conditions were horrible I was so worried there was already to much damage done from the neglect. Being raised in a dry less than 5 gallon glass tank and being fed scraps of bread and...
Thank you! I will definitely get him new substrate today as I’m not sure if it’s perlite and I’d rather not risk that because he does like to burrow! And I’ll definitely be looking into the water method I’ve also increased the humidity and it’s reading at 95% at ground level is this to high...
Hi everyone I was recently given a baby ornate box turtle from a reptile hoarding situation. He seems to be doing quite well he is extremely active, eating normally, soaking in his bath regularly, and his overall showing no abnormal behaviors. I recently got him to start eating off of my tongs...
Hi everyone,
I’ve been looking into how much a yearling leopard tortoise should weigh again and I’m having some concerns. My babcocki leopard tortoise Sumo is allegedly 1 year and 6 months old but he is only 131 grams. Everywhere I’ve been looking has been saying a yearling should weigh like 300...