Recent content by Bryancal

Lynne, Yes, the Russian I gave back was actually returned to the Mother of the little boy. I helped her set up everything and made sure she had all the right lighting, substrate, and dietary needs. Thank you very much for your insight. I will definitely follow your advice and let you all...

Angela, Thanks so much for the words of encouragement! It's good to know that it's common for pet shop tortoises to be a bit guarded. Do you recommend that I take him to the vet? Unfortunately, I am a bit tight on cash due to the holidays and would like to avoid it if possible but will not...

Yvonne, That's great advice on the food. I am going to run to Petsmart as soon as I get my 3 year old hellion down for bed. Can you suggest a good tortoise food that they sell or will whatever they have for tortoises do? Thanks so much and I'm really looking forward to my new endeavor!

I live in Northern, VA and will attempt to make a long story short. My neighbor had a Russian and could no longer care for him. My wife and I decided to take on the tortoise and I quickly realized, through my own research, that my neighbor was not caring for him properly. Don't know all the...