Recent content by zbarry

That's interesting. I will definitely look into changing from MVB.

I was reading some posts on here and another site that talked about how curled and compacted uvb bulbs can cause blindness or other problems to tortoises eyesight. I myself don't use this kind of bulb I use powersun mercury vapor uvb bulbs, but I was just curious as to how people found out the...

I read online that russian tortoises can have aloe vera but I just wanted to come here and see if anyone here has actually given aloe vera to a Russian tortoise and make sure nobody has had any bad experiences giving a Russian tort aloe vera.

Yes and no when I put him outside he is all over the place but when he's inside he is just digging in his substrate and sleeping. The room he stays in is my bedroom which is upstairs and is always warm.

I was wondering if its normal for russian tortoises to lose weight in warmer months. My russian has lost 59 grams since April. I live in Ohio so I have been letting him stay outside and adventure around the yard when I'm home to watch him since its warmer, so I dont know if his increased...

So with the pill bugs or isopods would I need to put anything in the substrate for them to eat?

Ok so pill bugs sound like the way to go then. Now what about like plants would i be able to grow like grass and some edible plants. Or just edible plants by themselves?

Or would it just be easier to get the biodude bioactive kit and add insects to it?

Hi I was trying to get some advice on making a bioactive setup for my Russian tortoise. I've done a little research but I figured there might be some experts here that could provide good advice. So really I would like to know what kind of subrate would be recommended for a bioactive setup and...

Should I leave her in like a box for the night while the neosporin dries up so that way she doesn't get her substrate stuck in the neosporin.

I mean when I was getting her to poke her head out it didn't seem like it was rubbing againist her shell. She may have been bite by a bug outside cause I have a fenced off area in the yard that I let her walk around in during the day time when its warm.

Alright I got neosporin on her neck which was a pain and took forever but when I was looking at the area it didn't look like a cut, it looked more like it was irrated.

Ok thanks but how would I be able to get her head out all the way to get it off and apply the neosporin. And is neosporin some to use on her?

I also just noticed today that she is blowing like snot bubbles out her noise too. I read that might be due to stress, so idk if its from me messing with her or if she is sick.

Hi I'm hoping someone can help me with this cause I have no ideal what it is and its worrying me. I just noticed this like weird scab/excess skin on just the left side of my ornate wood turtles face. I tried getting some of it off with a q tip and it looks like skin to me but I'm not sure why...