Hi all, I've changed my tortoises substrate and mixed a bit of the chippings in. I've now noticed he's rubbing his eyes a lot. I've attached a pic, not sure if his eyes are swollen?
Great, thanks everyone for your help! Certainly have lost trust in my local pet store... what a barrel of rubbish information! So excited to get everything just right eek thanks guys :)
i don't have time this week to go to a store, but if it is cheaper i will next time. Is the photo i sent the right stuff and okay to order? Oh sounds great, spot cleaning it is lol!
Thanks so much for all your replies :) I'm actually from London, England so hi all! I do have a safe place and a few little hides but they are not in the pic as I was just filling it up. I've found a little lunch box with a gap to go in and out works really well for my little guy. Can't wait to...
Okay cool. I've got the temperature dial thing that you set and the bulb kicks in when it drops below the set temp. I'll measure the heat from his level and then look at getting a lower wattage if it's too warm. Thanks!
Thanks for your reply. It doesn't make me feel bad as I'm new to this so I've taken advice from the place were he was purchased. I'll definitely moisten his substrate, I'm surprised they told me to buy chippings seeings as it's very dry. Is normal soil from the garden centre okay to use? and I'm...
Hi all, I've just finished building my baby a new home and am really pleased with it (being a woman who knows nothing about DIY!). His basking light is about 7 inches above the spot, is this too close? He has quite a wide area around the heat so I'm thinking if it's too close he will go either...
Thanks for your reply. I don't bathe him every day, I bathe him once a week. Would it be okay to bathe him more often or would water on the dry patches hurt him? His shell has only looked like this since coming out of hibernation so I was worried it could be shell rot. I'm currently building him...
Hi all, new here. My Russian tortoise has come out of hibernation after 16 weeks and his shell looks very strange. Slightly worried as it doesn't look healthy to me. He has bright eyes and is pooing as usual. What is this and is it anything to worry about? Thanks.