Recent content by gigi-j

My 1.5yr old Hermann’s tortoise is (I believe) trying to hibernate ! He lives inside in an enclosure in Venice Beach CA. He has all appropriate temps and lighting. He had been slowing down on eating for several weeks so we went to see a knowledgeable tortoise vet in Calabasas for a check up. The...

Hi ! It’s been 1 year since I got my Arcadia t5 tube set up so I decided to replace the bulb. Once I put in the new bulb I tossed the old one and carried on only to realize that it hadn’t been turning on for a couple of days. It didn’t work in any outlet so I thought I need to replace the whole...

Man that hurts my heart ! I had a gut feeling that it wasn’t right. I went to the vet for a health check up and to ask questions about things I wasn’t sure about. Unfortunately I just got a bunch of wrong information that really confused me. :,(

Hello, I have had my baby Hermann’s Podling for about 4 months now. I started out following the advice of this forum. After our first vet visit I felt very confused on what is accurate care advice. The vet hadn’t heard of the forum and did not agree with a lot of what I hve learned here. I am a...