So after going to the vet, they gave him a vitamin shot and that seemed to stimulate his appetite, cause now he’s back to eating a normal amount again. Thank you guys for the help!
This is the first time Io, my eastern box turtle, has laid eggs with me. Should I incubate these eggs? I took them out very carefully, making sure not to turn them. I’m gonna rebury them for now.
After STILL not eating, brought him back to the vet to get his X-ray done to look for blockages. Nothing showed up on his X-ray and he even pooped on the vet as a bonus lol. Here’s his X-ray, nothing significant shown beyond that white splotch which the vet said he was not concerned about (said...
He was eating these fruit flavored pellets before I got him, but easily went to collards after I got him. I’ve had him for about 2 years now and never had this problem with him. He was always so easy to feed and ate readily. His staples are collard, turnip, chicory, or dandelion leaves topped...
Sorry, have not been getting any notifications for this thread. Here’s his enclosure, he made a big mess of it lol. I use an infrared heat gun to check the temps from time to time. Zonder is definitely a boy, he flashes me when he excretes waste. He has not been around other tortoises. I do not...
Hey guys, my Russian tortoise Zonder has been on a food strike for almost 3 months now, only eating little bites of food here and there. I took him to the exotic vet twice now and they can’t find anything wrong with him (fecal clean, clear lungs, very active). He’s in a 6’ by 2’ enclosure with a...
This is what I told her to trim to. Does that seem alright? I’m basing it off the natural curve that box turtles typically have in their beak. For comparison, here’s io’s beak (which I need to trim soon):
Hey guys, need some advice for a friend’s box turtle. She has a super thick top beak that gives her a duck-like appearance. It desperately needs trimmed but it is super thick and has a small hole in the middle that makes her weary about trimming it more. Here’s the hole in her beak:
The vet is...
The box I posted is insulated, I would just need to alter it to put heating elements inside. I’m just nervous about housing him outdoors because he’s lived inside his whole life and is captive breed so he has never been cold enough to want to brumate.
This link to a heated night box build is...
Hi guys! So I’m gonna be building an outside enclosure for Zonder and wanted to get some thoughts on my building plans. I’m wanting to build a pen with a shelter in it so during nicer weather he can sleep safely outside. I’m gonna set up a cinder block perimeter of 5’x5’ with chicken wire set...
Hello guys, I am making my appearance once again on the forum to update on Io. She is doing wonderful after her surgery early this year. As I mentioned in my last post, she had a benign tumor removed from her oviduct that was causing her to prolapse. No more prolapses after having this issue for...