Recent content by Crzt4torts

Oh, so sorry. best of luck! One other suggestion- increase the calcium in her diet. I was told that forming all the shells can deplete their calcium levels and was advised to increase her calcium (cuttlefish bone works for torts IDK about turtles) there is also the powder supplements. 🤞🏼🤞🏼I...

I know turtles are not tortoises so this may or may not be helpful…My tortoise was “egg-bound” a number of years ago. She stopped eating and was not herself after laying 1 egg. I tried everything- nest box, warm temperature of the dirt to dig in, etc but no luck. I took her to a vet familiar...

I successfully hatched 3 Russian eggs 7 years ago. Following advice from this group and some online research- I incubated at 88 degrees with 80% humidity, substrate was vermiculite in a 40/60 water to vermiculite by weight ratio. 0ne of these hatchlings actually laid HER first egg this week...

Two of my three hatchlings, now 5 years old. I think female? But not trusting myself. Thoughts?

So true!

I had my male/female together for over 13 years before they became interested in each other...I believe the female was just young. Then he began pestering her, I separated them and she is much happier and healthier, gained some weight. She also laid numerous eggs and has 3 hatch, almost 3 years...

Oops 778+5=783!

777+5=782

Looking at your posted photo of your baby, it APPEARS to be reflective...I see the reflection of the little guy on that right side wall.

Are you soaking her regularly? Iceberg has a very high water content...maybe she is a bit dehydrated?

What do you think about the starting temp of soak on my guys? What temp do you use on Joe as a full grown tortoise?

My babies (yearling) are usually under their basking light (96f) in enclosed higher humidity habitat, when I get them to soak...so cooler than that seemed to me to be too cool for them as their shells readings were at about 92F (temp gun) going into the soak...thoughts?? They seem content...

I start my soaks at 95, it cools to 85 and I then warm it up...do not know how I can maintain constant warm temp over 20-30 minutes Cowboy Ken.

I will sometimes hand feed my Russians WHILE they are soaking - just a small amount of their favorite food...that often gets them going during their soak. I notice they also frequently will go after I move them from their cooling water into a new soak bin with warmer water.