Recent content by Rafaela1

Tortoise update Took her to the vet yesterday. He couldn’t rule out sepsis so has given a course of antibiotics, but said she looked really fit and healthy. Eating and pooping well! Still not sure of cause but fingers crossed the antibiotics will get rid of anything nasty as there are also a...

We have a cat but never bothers with tortoise. She is box with coconut coir the block form you add water too. Changed two days ago and didn’t notice anything then. Don’t let her crawl around the house as have children but they know not to touch her. Only other place I have put her is in shower...

Hi I am a bit concerned picked up tortoise to day to find lots of red marks on her underside. She is alert and eating fine. Growing rapidly under uvb/heat lamp in her indoor winter enclosure. Should I be concerned? Please see pics Thank you in advance

Thanks again will stop worrying now and get her settled inside for the winter with lamp and keep giving her baths and hope her shell improves.

Thank you so much Tidgys dad I have read up all about Russian torts now, she definitely looks like them. I am doing most things they recommend which is reassuring. I have found another mark on her shell which not sure about although after reading lots on shell rot, don't think it is as no soft...

Thank you so much for your replies Yvonne and Wellington. Very interesting I know nothing about her other than she was found in my brother's garden. He took her to a vet and he suggested she was about 3 but not kept well or been out in the wild for a long period of time. Any idea of species? All...

Hi all I have had my tortoise for a year now she is about 4 years old. Up until June she seemed to be doing really well. Then she stopped eating and seemed to sleep all the time. I read up on possible causes and found that she could be trying to hibernate. So gave her plenty of shallow baths and...