Recent content by Charlie's pal

Hello and welcome to the forum. Beautiful enclosures.

Handsome tortoise! Welcome

That is one happy tortoise!

What a nice little tortoise. Welcome to the forum. There is great information on Russians in the "Species Specific" section under the Mediterranean tortoises.

Beautiful tortoise!! Mine love the Rose of Sharon blossoms too but don't seem interested in the leaves.

A better picture

Thank you. I will try that.

Here are few pictures. I found him on the ledge of the bottom left corner of the picture. My husband thinks he may have used the ceramic hide in the bottom right corner to climb up on the ledge but I think it is a little too slippery. We used less blocks as the elevation goes up toward the cold...

I have my tortoises in two new 8' x 4' outdoor enclosures. I just went out to check on them and found my Russian tortoise, Buddy, in this precarious situation. On the lower end of the enclosure, where he is in the picture, the cap block is about 10 inches high with the wood on top. I know...

What a gorgeous little tortoise!! What kind is it? Welcome to the forum. I think I read the post you are talking about and method89 explained it very well. I have seen newcomers come on the forum to ask a question (ex: Can I let my tortoise wander around my house?) and when veterans give...

My husband worked so hard to finish the outdoor enclosures for my tortoises just in time for Mother's Day. I have a male Russian and a male Hermann's. I would love to hear your thoughts, suggestions for improvement, constructive criticism, etc. 1. 4' x 8' each with a cold frame attached so that...

Hi Kylee, I am starting to doubt my answer on #3 wild carrots. It looks like ragweed too, which is a “feed in moderation “. Wild carrots are a “do not feed”. Wow, this can be so confusing!

Hi Kylee, Welcome to the forum. I would love to know what #1, 2, 6 and 11 are too because we have tons of those in Georgia. 3. wild carrots - looks just like a plant I have from a seed mix I bought from Tortoise Supply 4. clover 5. clover 7. dandelion, I believe 8. the seedling of tree but I...

I bought a Russian from Petsmart and he has several chipped marginal scutes and what looks like a healed crack in one of his larger scutes. As KarenSoCal said, "probably wear and and tear from their years in the wild". It bothers me that I supported a store that sells wild caught tortoises but...

Hi Antoinette, Another place to consider if you live anywhere near Atlanta is the Chattahoochee Nature Center Wildlife Rehabilitation in Roswell (north of Atlanta). They take in reptiles and raptors. You could explain to them that it is an abandoned pet and therefore can't be returned to its...