Recent content by jamiem21

He was unfortunately outside for too long. I feel horrible about this mistake. We thought we were doing good by letting him get some UV light. Today was pretty hot here in MS.

My russian (crush) has overheated and I am very concerned about him. Is there anything specific that I can do for him. I put him in water to soak but he is still very lethargic.

I have a few plants around my yard that I am curious about if my Russian can eat. I have some Hibiscus plants and also some azalea bushes. Are either of them toxic to my tort? I am just scared to feed them to him if they arent safe. What are a few that are common that grow here in the south that...

Plants that are safe? I have a few plants around my yard that I am curious about if my Russian can eat. I have some Hibiscus plants and also some azalea bushes. Are either of them toxic to my tort? I am just scared to feed them to him if they arent safe. What are a few that are common that...

We have had him a few months and was told the opposite that the long tail was a girl. Thanks for the info, those pet stores don't know much! [hr] I Love this site and so glad to have found it!

Really, I had a feeling that they were wrong. We have been calling her a girl all along and she has a girl name! Is it because of the long tail?

Sorry my pics came out small.

Hi, I was wondering if my tort was a girl or boy. We were told that it was a girl at the pet store but now I am wondering if they were right. Also how do you tell if they are full grown or about how old they are? Here are some pic

Thank you so much for responding. I am going to look for him better. There is a lot of pine trees behind my house and I bet he could be buried under them or the pine needles. He has been gone for quite sometime now though. Those pics were pretty impressive. They are good at burying. We...

Thanks for the info I hope he shows up.

We have been looking everyday and no luck yet. There are some woods close to my house. I have a feeling he is somewhere in them. I wish he would come out. Thanks for you input.

Hi, I am new to the forum and new to having tortoises. My son just got one for his birthday and he loves his new pet. We let it out to browse around in the garden and it wondered off. We looked everywhere including the woods behind my house. Is there anything that I can do to maybe get...

I am new to the forum and to the tortoise community. I just recently bought my son a greek tortoise for his birthday. He loves it and is his pride and joy. We let it out in the garden to browse around to eat and get some sun and needless to say he wondered off :( We looked everywhere for him...