Recent content by Missi

This evening we released him in the area that we found him. It, indeed, was shallow water with plenty of vegetation! He went straight for the water & when he was in it, I couldn't see him. His shell is wonderful camouflage.

Yes, we will release him. We're just not sure where to release him. We want it to be far enough away from the roads do he does not get hit by a car. A pond? A canal? If we put him back in the water by where we found him, it is right by the road but is that the right thing to do? Can someone...

Hubby & I were about to turn down our street on our way home from date night last night & we spotted this little guy in the road. I brought him home to observe him for a day or two. We live in Southwest, Florida if that helps with identifying him. If you're certain of the species, I'd love to...

I decided to go with cypress mulch & timothy hay. He seems very interested in his new substrate this morning! I will regularly check the hay for possible mold!

Decomposed granite? That's something new to me! What is it used for? What type of store would I purchase it from? I could add that to some cypress mulch, that would be a good substrate, right? How often would I need to change it out? Thank you! [hr] I should have searched before posting! There...

What do you find to be the best substrate for your desert species tort? I have an Indian star tort & have always used aspen shavings. Well I think the shavings have started to irritate his eyes so I am looking for a new suitable substrate for his enclosure.

Thank you for your reply! Where would I find that Terramycin ointment? Would you say it would have to be ordered online? Is it prescription-only? I'd like to get him comfortable as soon as possible. I know my favorite local feed store has the whole line of Vetericyn products. Would I need to...

I was rinsing my lil guy off after a soak & noticed the pink membranes in both eyes were visible & protruding a bit. What's going on here?

OH! They're such lovebugs! I wanna visit!!! :P :tort:

Just adding my two cents that my reptiles do this as well as my amphibians! :rolleyes:

They are precious! :tort:

I'm in love! :D

So cute! Is this an Indian star? It looks SO different than my star! Here was my star at 3 months: If yours is an Indian star as well, I wonder why the differences! *EDIT* Maybe yours is High-yellow!

Is this a normal radiated tortoise baby? Pardon my ignorance as I am trying to learn about this exceptional species.

*sigh* One of my dream torties :tort: