Recent content by RosieTortoise

He is sooooo cute. I gotta do some research. I took him home. Lol

Hey guys, this little one got dropped off at the pet store I work at. Is he a Russian?

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check that out.

Do you know what kind of beetles?

That would be fine. It would be a more natural environment and good enrichment for her to search for bugs.

That's super cool! This seems really exciting! That sounds really great

I'm just starting to look into this. Do any of you have any resources or personal experience with bioactive substrate? I have a red foot. I feel like it would be most similar to her natural environment. Thougts? Suggestions?

Thank you! I was a bit worried. I didn't want her to get a secondary infection or anything.

Yep! So is that just normal or is it new growth?

The first thing to do would be to take him to an experienced herp vet. Because of the severity of his shell there is definitely more going on with him. He probably has metabolic bone disease and will need some pretty hefty care to get him back on track. If you are really attached and are set on...

Hey everyone, Rosie's shell rot appears to be healing, but there's some weird marks on her tummy I was wondering if it is new tissue growing in. I treated her with antifungal cream a little while ago so there's still some on there. Let me know what you all think. Thanks!

That's awesome. I have seen several gopher tortoises in my life. But I never took the time to really observe them. I wish I'd had the tortoise bug back then. Next trip down I will find one!

Holy crap, that is CUTE! I'm imagining my little Rosie in a costume now. LOL

Is he an older Russian? I'm so new to the tortoise world... :D

That looks amazing! Where are you going to keep him in your house?