Advice needed please. I live in the Chicago area and will be going away a few times over the summer. Probably 2 weeks at a time. Any suggestions on where I can book my tortoises in to be looked after?
Thanks
Hello,
I would be interested in your Russian tortoise. We have 2 males who we have had for 10 years (Jammy and Marmite are their names). They have an outdoor and indoor home. I actually brought them with me from the UK (came on the plane) so you can imagine how much they mean to me.
I feed them...
I have 2 male Russian torts with a new indoor and outdoor enclosure so wanting a female to keep them company. Ideally would like to breed them.
Live in IL
Many thanks! :tort:
I have 2 Russian torts, one I've had 6 years and successfully hibernated, another ive had 6 months.
Should I turn their heat lights off now and get them to slow down. Stop all food in a few weeks then 4 weeks later hibernate them?
I can't find my notes I usually have to remind me on what to...
Long story short. I've had a male torti for 7 years, bought 2 new ones which I thought were females 6 weeks ago. One of them passed away :( and since then the other 2 have started butting each other. Do you think she is a he?
I've expanded their outdoor enclosure so the don't meet each other...
I was told by my vet to remove the sand from both the indoor and outdoor enclosure. I replaced it with bark bits which I purchased from a pet store. Should I dampen it slightly?
Thanks :tort:
:( sad the tortoise we purchased from petco died today. We took her to the vets but unfortunately we lost her. I then looked on the web and saw how petco keeps their animals, terrible.
I'm now really concerned for my 7 year old torti. The vet was unsure what had caused her death and was wanting...
Hello,
I have Russians. I am quite experienced, I've had one of my tortoises, Jammy for 7 years now.
They usually live in an enclosure outside but I've brought them in as it's turned cold.
In doors they have a hollow log to hide in with a mixture of sand and substrate on the floor.
I usually...
I have 3 Russian tortoises. Had one, Jammy for 7 years. We recently moved over from the uk to the US so I shipped him over. I bought 2 females about 6 weeks ago for him.
One of them, Buttercup is I'll now however. She has turned weak and her eyes look infected. I have separated her and am...
I purchased a female 6 weeks ago for my male Russian torti however she seems I'll.
She has really slowed down over the last week and is now really weak. She also seems to have an eye infection.
I bathed her and she drank a lot but has not eaten or passed any stools today. I've separated her...
Poorly Torti
:( I've had tortoises for 7 years now but recently purchased a female one 6 weeks ago. Over the past week she has been really slow and when I picked her put today she was very weak. From reading posts I think she has an eye infection too. I have bathed her and she seemed to drink a...