Thank you again for your reply. For now we will leave the spring tails in the enclosure and observe if our tortoise displays any unusual behaviour. So far the appetite is still strong. :)
Thank you Tom for your reply.
We have read in the internet that tortoises can be stressed by bugs walking on their body. What kind of symptoms should we be sensitive to? Also, how could spring tails be removed from the soil if needed?
Thank you everyone from the warm welcome! Sorry for the delayed answer, we did not realise there were responses to this thread :oops:
We keep a cuttlebone in Kandi's enclosure, but she does not seem to be very interested in it. We usually give her fresh leaf vegetables, dried flower leafs and...
Hi,
Today we noticed a very tiny (~1-2mm) white bug running on our tortoise's shell and then realised there's more of them in the soil.
Here is a video of one of them: https://bit.ly/2u4BrI0
We do not have a professional camera, but hopefully someone can tell what these bugs are, whether they...
Hi, we are new here! We have a lovely 2 years old Russian tortoise named Kandi who loves to eat viciously, sleep in strangest positions and sunbathe. Occasionally also allows her head to be pet.
Hope everyone's well!