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I have come to the unfortunate decision to rehome all of my animals. I have two russian tortoises, they are a male female pair, unrelated, and have always been housed together. They are both healthy and active. I am asking $175 obo for the pair. I am located in southern Wi, However I currently...

The enclosure its self is 9 foot long 2 1/2 foot deep and has a 2 1/2 foot section that is 4' deep. In all, it measures 22 sq ft. It is an indoor enclosure, next to a window that I open on sunny days for natural sun light, on top of their UVB lights in which I do measure at floor level every...

Ii will need advice.

So, I have newly acquired two Russian tortoises, one male, one female. The previous owner purchased them from a petco I beleive and has housed them together ever since. My dilemma- the male is happily exploring his new surroundings and munching away at all the delicious food... The female is...

Hello, I live about an hour- hour and a half from Chicago and would love to give your babies a new home! I have a reptile room, where they would reside, and I am constructing an outdoor turtle pen this year for supervised outdoor time. Please let me know if you are interested.

Are you including any leafy greens and vegetables in her diet as well?

Forgot pics. Also, I believe her to be a hybrid between a three toad and possible eastern.

Sorry, I hit the wrong button. My debate is this; one, since she is getting substrate packed in her mouth is there any substrate that would be safe to keep her on or should I keep her on a bare floor and provide a humid hide? Two, she is a female, of a breedable size, and was kept in an...

This is Ducky, my newest rescue. She was dropped off at a local pet shop with the worse over grown beak and nails I have ever seen. The pet shop trimmed them up and put her up for sale at an outrageous price of 200! She was in a 15 gallon tank, with a UV light, a bowl of water, and loose...

There is nothing unhealthy about not hibernating your turtles. In fact, with young ones and turtles that have had health problems or is suggested not to hibernate then. And I personally do not. Are you still confused with the lighting situation? If so, what is confusing you?

Whatever it is, that poor baby needs some help! I am not an advocate for taking pets from the wild but sometimes, its a necessity.

Eastern or three toed box turtle. Definetly native and I would actually sat wild BECAUSE of the carving! As before mentioned back in the day people would carve their initials or dates in the shells of box turtles. This has since been found cruel and is no longer practiced.

He is also a boy, just in case you didn't know.

Nope, nothing special. I'd just sit there and wait and eventually he would get frustrated at the angle he was being held at and would try to get away. It is messy and you wont always get everything in, but he got enough. I'd also give him a bath with a bit of eurethromyacin mixed in the water...

I have two of them myself and the little guy eats more, and more of a variety. He eats more of the outlets and of the protein. While my older girl trends to eat more vegetables. I provide pellets constantly and fresh food early in the morning. I have noticed that they've been eating at night and...