Recent content by danishrubberduck

Thanks all. I trust the vet as she's a head reptile vet for zoo here and owns her own torts and have worked with her for years. His set up is fine, set up by following the guidelines on the Russian Sub-Thread. He's appetite has been less and he stopped eating his greens but will eat his...

My tortoise is under the care of a reptile vet. I am a tech at a non-exotic vet clinic and I feel mostly comfortable doing his medical care but I am seeking a video or a picture tutorial on how to give oral hydration (so IV fluids but orally) along with his critical care diet. I already...

He's a Russian.

Hey All, The past few weeks my tort Quammen has started to take his leafy greens, no matter the mixture or type, and spread them around his table, even dragging them into his water bowl. He has also seemed to be on a green strike whenever he gets his hydrated pellets (Zoo Med Natural Grassland...

Thank you!!!

I was just at the herp vet last week and Quammen was deemed healthy and the vet was happy he was gaining weight after being underweight when I got him. He has, what I hope, is new shell growth and its very prominent the past few days! Thoughts? Is it actual shell growth? (He just ate...

I am in Minnesota. I have been picking broadleaf weeds everyday and adding them into his spring mix but our grass will not be at full grassiness until at least the end of May due to the weather. I am all for help with the food situation and have utilized Tortoise Table to make sure I don't...

So I've searched the threads for a good solid answer but many links are dead ends now so I need to ask some questions about weight and length. I am on a waitlist to see the reptile vet (may get to jump the list as its a vet we use for my dog rescue!) Background: A friend of a friend was...

Before I get flamed, let me give you background. I'm located in the flooded Cedar Rapids, IA where on Tuesday the 10th we had to be evacuated. I had to leave behind my 7 year old red-headed red footed tortoise Lona and my 5 year old male Russian tortoise Eli behind, with our car full...