Recent content by Frodo4eva

Thank you so much for your detailed reply, much appreciated and am happy that your words are positive. I am a little delayed on his pen because of the holiday but should be done this week for sure. Once completed I will post completed pictures, should be nice once done. Question - is there...

Hi There! Thanks for the post but this is a little more elaborate than I can muster and afford. As I mentioned in my post I may not even have the ability to run electricity to the habitat. I need a solution based on bare minimums unfortunately - I can provide an enclosure that he can go...

Hi Guys! I wanted to get some feedback and suggestions on what to do when temperatures fall below 70 as well as humidity during the winter months in South Florida. It is not often that it is cold here but it does happen, if the tortoise is in an outside pen, will he still be ok in there or...

I am almost complete with his new home and hope to have him outside before the weekend. I took Oscar to the vet and he did confirm that he has a few issues but attributed most of this to malnourishment related to improper light or lack thereof (UVB). Oscar had also what looked like a little...

I did think about that but I don't want it too far away. I may put it on the other side of the screen outside. Gets sun in the morning and then shade in the afternoon. But then here in Florida when it rains it rains, it might get flooded good.

Hi Guys - just a quick update, attached is the new home I built for Oscar, still have to fill it now but the main phase is completed :-). I still have to take him to the vet though so I will further update when that happens. Hopefully he can get not he road to getting better but he is...

HI Sarah - Thank you. I do give him on occasion Reptivite as a supplment but will look at your suggestions as well and provide more variety to his diet.

Hi Sarah - Yes, I thought so as well but am still not sure - I will try to see a vet this week for a check up. here are additional pictures of him eating. He does not get a huge amount of normal sunlight apart from the times I bring hm outside to enjoy the sun a little. He eats primarily...

Hi Yvonne - Thanks a million - you've been very helpful. I admit that I have not been so up to date of the best care and I would think by now Oscar would be much bigger after having him 10 years. Nevertheless he's a happy little guy, always comes to you, very sociable. I do give him...

Good morning everyone! I have a red footed tortoise affectionately named Oscar that I have had for 10 years. Pictures attached. He is almost 6 inches long (shell to shell) and does have signs of pyramiding but not so severe. Anyway, I regrettably have not been properly keeping him in the...