Do people bring their outdoor tortoises inside over night? Or, do you keep them outside 24/7?
Asking as I plan to make plans/enclosures to adopt a smaller species (Russian, Hermann's, etc.) some day soon, hopefully. Bringing a tortoise in every night adds to the work and space demands...
There’s nothing wrong with getting pet for a child when there’s a responsible adult who has accepted their role as the main caretaker, as should be the case with all pets for kids, and who is doing their research, as is the case in this situation.
Good luck.
I know you said your wife doesn't like lizards, but I have a uromastyx and he's fantastic and would fit that size availability. Uromastyx are strict herbivores and require no live insects. The minimum size enclosure for them is 4 feet long by 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall. They require extreme...
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm no expert, but I've seen a lot of animals after they die (hunting, fishing, slaughter) and they will always look "off" when they're dead even if they were fine beforehand.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm no expert, but I've seen a lot of animals after they die (hunting, fishing, slaughter) and they will always look "off" when they're dead even if they were fine beforehand.
Interesting video about animals eating bones and tortoises eating hyena poop and dead tortoise shells for calcium.
Go to the 4:43 minute make to see the end of the hyena segment and begin the tortoise segment:
Find a friend who has a freshwater aquarium and use their waste water as fertilizer. I have a freshwater fish tank and I always dump my dirty water in my garden. It's full of fish waste, leftover food, leaf litter, plant debris, etc.
While there have been many good reasons to be wary of municipal water in many parts of the world, including the USA (Flint, Michigan), it's important to know that in the USA at least there is far more stringent quality control and reporting requirements for tap water than there is for bottled...
I’m doing research for adopting a Hermann’s or Russian one day.
My spare room where I would keep the tortoise over the winter gets to about 63 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Is that OK or is that too cold? Would you use an overnight heat emitter?
My home thermostat is set to 72 degrees...
I'm preparing to adopt a Russian or Hermann's tortoise one day and have been looking around at supplies, and can't find any opaque plastic tubs to use as hides. I've looked at Home Depot, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Target and Fleet Farm. All I can find are clear totes or very heavy...
I don't have a tortoise yet but I do keep snakes and one lizard, and I believe you should always have a thermometer with every heat element for a reptile.