Hey all, I bought a hibiscus plant with the intention to feed my tortoise the blooms, but the flower is very pretty so I want to keep it for as long as possible. Will there be any ill effect if I feed it to my tortoise when it starts showing signs of wilt. I’m not sure yet how long my plant will...
I’m going to be gone for a week, but I can start soaking him every couple days as soon as im back, I have a bin that I fill with a little water, up to the bottom of his shell and I watch him while he’s in their for atleast thirty minutes, I take him out once he starts trying the climb the sides...
Thank you for all the links, I’ll look through them. I’m not sure what his bulb is because someone else bought it and lost the box but I know it is a heat bulb with uv, and it’s a foot and a half away from his shell. I’ll be able to buy the grass cubes you recommended in two weeks and I’ll be...
I have a male Russian tortoise Albert, I’m worried about if I’m giving him everything he needs. He eats a handful of either spring mix or a mixture of turnip, mustard greens kale and Romain lettuce. He has a calcium powder that I put on his food. I’ve tried to give him pellet food to supplement...
Thank you all for the advice, I’ve found a frame, but it’s only 7x4.5 ft so I’ll probably try to add to it, and I’m planning to bury it down as much as I can since I don’t have many places without tree roots, I’m going to have a wire floor with wood sides, I’m still trying to make out how the...
I have a Russian tortoise, and I want to build him an outdoor enclosure. I live in Oklahoma so it is humid, and rains a lot in the spring, and gets up into the hundreds for a couple weeks In The summer . I want to build the enclosure 8x4 ft, I was wondering if I should make it out of wood, and...
Ok I will definitely get him a terracotta saucer for a new water bowl, I’m not ready to start building the outdoor enclosure yet, I want to do more research so I make sure I get it right, and post a thread so I can get tips from experienced people, but I will definitely be posting updates. And I...
I do have a bulb like that, I only have a 4x3 ft enclosure, but I make sure to take him outside to let him roam as far as he wants and dig. I am in Oklahoma so the humidity I think is fine, and we just got new land so I’m going to build him an outdoor home and have his current one be a winter...
When I first got my tortoise I used bark for his bedding, but then I changed to coco coir and the only bad thing was that he had to eat his carrots in his food bowl so they didn’t get dirty, but I was wondering now that I need to deep clean his cage what is the best bedding for him. He is a...