Oh yes i have tried offering the new foods repeatedly and in different forms...everyting from large chunks to thin strips...skins off to skins on and sliced, diced and quartered but to no avail...i have tried for 6 months to get him to try carrots but he just puts his neck out...sniffs it and...
Touchy subject this seems to be. I have a 2 year old god daughter and she doesn't mix well with pets of any kind....she tries to make a grab for Adrian in an agressive way...by that i mean of she got hold of him she'd throw him....but she hasn't been around pets...her mother doesn't own any so...
See now i got told by his vet to offer him the herbs...in a light form...not strong in flavour but it dont work...he only ever had those once anyhows.
Nice list going there and it was helpful so thanks but there's only one thing on it he will eat and thats the green letuce...red is a big no...
Ok so here is Adrian's first time in the public eye...and he decided to be.......................
..............yep...fast asleep...fames too much for him i guess :)
Just wondering if anyone else has a fussy eater for a Russian, my tort Adrian is very fussy when it comes to food....he won't eat any of the following...rosemary,thyme,basil,mint,coriander,bay leaf,red lettuce,peppers,cherry tomatoes,granny smith apples,red...
My tortoise was sadly wild caught and he doesn't hibernate...wel he hasn't in the two years i have had him however.....he does have slow down periods...he has these little periods of a few weeks where he will sleep alot of the day regardless of his lights being on and will eat very little. His...
I wandered into my local pet shop and almost choked on my drink when i saw this....basicaly it's a vitamin block made from chocolate for tortoises, lizards and terrapins...there isn't a single thing o earth that would ever make me feed it to my tortoise but what does everyone else think.
My...
Oh determined is his middle name ha ha. He's a terror in the garden when he's out there, he has full run of it at 100ft but even then he has to be watched like a hawk, not because he can escape..well he can...funny story that one and i still haven't figured out how he did it...basically i had...
Hi guys thnks for the welcomes....ok so a few answers to questions...firstly yes the reptile specialist was and still is a qualified veterinarian...Adrian has two vets...one regular and one that specialises in reptiles...in particular Tortoises and has been in this field for 34 years. Adrian was...
I don't have any pics of my new set up as yet but i will post some as soon as i can. When i first rescued my tortoise he was in a vivarium that was less than 1 foot long and half a foot wide, it was heated by a large underground heat mat and then additional heating was given by two large heat...
Hi everyone, my names Jaime but everyone calls me Jay. I'm 26 and from London and i have a 10 year old Russian Horsfields tortoise called Adrian. I rescued him 2 and half years ago after seeing an advert at the local pet shop. When i arrived at the old owners house i found this tortoise who was...