Recent content by Starlight_kitsune

Thank you! I'll go update his enclosures label then and remove the extra ornata from it, and let my partner know so we can update husbandry as needed.

My partner recently received this little guy from a former coworker who couldn't keep him anymore. We were told that he was a western ornate box turtle / Terappene ornata ornata like our 2 others, but I've had some doubts from the beginning. The longer we have him, the more I'm unsure what kind...

For fun but also to help out my friend. He got "volunteered" for a work transfer to Canada and he couldn't legally bring them with him. It was supposed to be 6 months but became 2 years. But on the fun part, their care is interesting, the colonies grow pretty quickly, they have an insane feeding...

Still very new to torts, but I am an ant and spider nerd. So I have a suggestion for the ant concern specifically. If you do decide to do the outdoor enclosure, if you do a raised bed, you could smear a thick layer of petroleum jelly around part of the legs, most ants can't/won't climb over...

I'm new here, but if this forum is anything like my other animal husbandry boards, when someone joins during an emergency and never posts again, it's not normally because it was good news. :( I'm hoping this one was a case of "crisis passed so I don't need more advice" and they neglected to...

In my (limited) experience, our torts and turtles definitely have preferences, but food is a large factor in who they like or dislike. For example, if looks could kill, I'd be long dead because our sulcata Bridger cannot stand me and if I'm around he's got major cranky face on, food is a factor...

Just read through your other posts on this little guy! I'm glad he seems to be recovering well and is up and active! Have they told you yet when you can expect an answer back on whether or not he tested positive for the infection @mastershake and you were talking about? I'm hoping for positive...