Hi, I've had my Russian Tortoise (Wrex) for about a year now, but a few issues have arisen with him that leave me a bit concern. Maybe my problem is I'm not well versed, and don't have a whole lot of experience with tortoises, but I really love this guy and I want him to be happy and healthy...
He sat under the heat lamp and ate, but I'm still concerned. I don't believe he has an puffiness around the eyes, which is normally an indicator of Upper Respiratory Infection. I might just be paranoid, but I need to make sure. Also what assortment of greens should we be feeding him each day, to...
So my tortoise has been acting really sluggish lately. He hasn't been eating very much (by the way that's another question I need to ask, how much should we feed him exactly? We get various amounts of lettuce and spinach from the dining halls here, and we have collard greens we got from walmart...
Yeah, all the advice I've gotten has been really good. My dad is in the process of building a bigger custom cage back home, and me and my roommate just bought a heat lamp that I'm gonna install when we get back to the room. We don't have time to get any greens today, but tomorrow we're gonna get...
Thank you, I'll look into that. Hopefully my roommate can return that when it arrives tomorrow and get a refund lol (he ordered it from amazon). The last thing I want to do is damage their eyes. But we need a heat lamp, since the temperature needs to get to at least 80 degrees for them to eat...
I had one last question, sorry. Is this a good UV light and heat amp? It was like $20 so I didn't know if it was a good source or not. But I hope it is, because the whole cage doesn't have to be really warm right, just the spot where the tortoise can go to warm up? Everything else can be room...
Thank you for the help, and sorry for making you type all that, but the help is really appreciated. I will have a thorough talk with my roommate (not really a talk, just me telling him what we need to do) And I will make sure we get all of that and start working on it. I felt uneasy with our...
Thank you. And I understand. I guess I primarily feel bad that I was so gullible and believed everything. But like I've said I really want this to go right. So I want to know what my next steps need to be to ensure the tortoise is happy. And I appreciate all the help I've gotten today from...
So what should my next steps be, that way I know what to do and when. I'm glad I asked here, even if I might be annoying the crap out of anyone here. But this has been both very helpful and utterly terrifying. I want to make this work, but I'm worried it won't and I really don't want the...
So our tank right now is too small? And those are both really good suggestions, thank you for the ideas. Me and my roommate are both poor right now so I'll need to build up money again before I spend big bucks on a whole new set up. Should I disconnect the heating pad since it could be a hazard...
I suppose another question in need to ask is,
What tank would be better down the road when we have a bit more money. After reading up on a few articles on proper tanks for tortoises, I knew we messed up with the cage (we're excited beginners, what can I say?). So any website, or exact tortoise...
Sorry, my intention was never to stuff the tortoise, I simply wasn't 100% sure, and like I'm sure a lot of new pet owners do, they believe everything they're told. I really appreciate the advise though, I will speak to my rooommate about this whenever I get back to my dorm room. I will make...