Recent content by Michael619

Hi Tom, First off, thank you very much for taking the time to write all of this out. It contains a lot of incredibly helpful information, and I really appreciate it. I honestly wish I had found you guys sooner, because I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I adopted Mr. Krabs. He...

Hi Tom, I live in National City, CA. That’s great info — I’ll definitely make sure to get one rated for over 1000 watts, and if I find one that works well I’ll order a few backups too. Right now I have the Kane mat plugged into a Stanfield Dual Heat Pad Control set to 7. Would it be okay to...

Hello Tom, I was wondering what type of thermostat do you use for your Kane mat and what temperature do you set it to? Thanks in advance. Been a please reading some of your post. Super helpful and informative.

Hello, he was already named Mr. Krabs. Thanks so much for the additional information — it was really helpful. I’m finally starting to feel at peace with what I got myself into by adopting him.

Normally he freaks out! But today he seems to enjoy it. Hopefully he’s getting use to it.

Thank you! So happy I found you all.

Hello Angie , his name is Mr. Krabs. It’s been amazing watching him recover. He’s really starting to warm up to me now. He’ll walk right over and let me pet him, and he absolutely loves when I scratch his shell — he starts dancing lol. He’s brought me so much joy in just the two weeks since I...

Thank you so much for the reply. Today he had another visit at the vet and they gave him another shot of Baytril. I’ll make sure that’s his last one. His wheezing is almost completely gone now. I’ll stop the Orbax as well. And yes, he’s a leopard tortoise. How long should I soak him for, and...

Thank you so much for the reply. All the information you provided means a lot to me. Today he had another visit at the vet and they gave him another shot of Baytril. I’ll make sure that’s his last one. His wheezing is almost completely gone now. I’ll stop the Orbax as well. And yes, he’s a...

I just adopted a 14-year-old male tortoise from a neighbor. They had been keeping him outside, and when I found him it looked like his heat source had gone out. He was wheezing pretty badly. I’ve been taking him to the vet for the past two weeks. They started him on Orbax liquid daily, and he’s...