Recent content by Tvansant

Thanks everyone!! I changed out her enclosure yet again !! I put the remainder of spagnum moss soaked with standing water and had my boyfriend cut the worm. I didn't have the mindset. The segment of worm was still moving and.... she ATE IT !!!!! She was tearing it up !!! I feel so much better...

Thanks so much for the info!! I ran into Walmart at lunch and got some nightcrawlers which I was told by another customer (the employees had no idea) are earth worms ?!? So I should just leave them to crawl around her enclosure with her not cut them up or anything ? Also is she getting the...

Thanks so much for your reply !! I wasnt sure If I should be trying to wake her up if she was in fact trying to hibernate !! So I usually find her buried and get her out when I get home from work. I then put her in a soaking tub under a uvb light for about 20 minutes because she isn't getting...

So I tried some blood worms and a frozen turtle mix. I tried cantaloupe and a canned sweet potato purée. Changed the uv bulb and did some longer soaks. Tried hand feeding with tweezers and today she literally walked through her food. It's like she's blind !! She walked through her food dish...

thank you !! I appreciate this !!

Hi, I've had my hatchling for two months. Until a few days ago all was well. I changed out her substrate and made it a bit deeper and it seems she just wants to dig and is not interested in food. I have switched up her food and given her her favorite canned dog food and she literally walks...

I'm in odenton close to Crofton. Anne Arundel County I'm in a townhouse development that's adjacent to a Marc train commuter station and parking lot. Busy urban type neighborhood. Doesn't seem like any wildlife would be here but I think these developers are building anywhere these days and...

Awesome!! That's good to know !! I was worried !!

Thanks so much !! ❤️

ok thanks !! I wonder about her foot, she seems to get around ok and it doesn't bother her.

Yikes !! !! I'm going to get those out of there then !! Thanks

Hi, Im reading this post as I'm looking for set up ideas for my new turtle. Would you happen to have, and if you do, would you mind to share, photos of the tub habitat you mentioned above ? Thanks so much !! Tracy :)

awww !! thank you :)

Ok !! thanks so much !! I will bury that for sure !! I posted a few mor pix of his one foot. I hope his foot is going to be ok. It really looks different than the other foot. worried !!!

Thank you ! Here are two pix of his one foot. Wonder if it's ok ?