@jeff kushner it’s been a week now. I still feel the hole in my heart (same size as Snow as small as she was!). I really was ready and willing to carry out the routine we built up and that space has felt so empty since. Time will heal…
All the kind words here from TFO has really helped soften...
@zolasmum Angie, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate yours and everyone’s kindness and compassion here. I was hoping Snow wasn’t just a learning lesson but I’ve learned so much. Keeping a tort is not easy and it’s admirable how much everyone does here to ensure theirs and other’s tort pets...
Everyone, I am heartbroken to report Snow’s gone…
I don’t know where I went wrong if it was something just within the last couple hours. Maybe I put too much stress on her while I was fixing up the uv tube inside the tank? I kept her in box with heating and light. Did I handle her too much? Did...
Thanks so much for your reply, Tom. It sounds like you all understand what I’m going through. I’ll work on the humid hide and getting the HO tube inside. I’ve gotten her under the sun only twice for ten mins at a time and she seemed to benefit from it. It’s a cold week in LA here but I want to...
All noted! I will be applying these changes. Patted the whole substrate down this morning.
The spot below basking bulb is 96F when I check with my temp gun. Glad to know more heat than less is better. I’ve been placing her below the CHE, though not directly in the middle, at night since it’s...
Jacqui, thank you for the reality check! My mom told me same but it somehow means more coming from someone who sees and knows the tortoise journey. Really put a smile on my face this morning.
Definitely will try the carrot soaks! I usually chop the food up now but sometimes get rushed thinking...
Thanks Angie! I’ve chopped up a Santa Barbara mix (escarole, endive and radicchio) with some dandelion greens and collard greens but she pays no attention to it. Tried coating in cucumber juice and not much interest yet. I’ll keep doing so but yes I may need to find something new to catch her...
Hi Jeff! Thank you for the warm welcome :) it’s truly tort hazing if you ask me! My family definitely thinks I’ve gone nuts. Appreciate the kind words here to calm me down.
I try to pull on her rear legs but she always pulls them back in. They’re full out hanging at times when I’m carrying her...
Hi! I wish it was in better spirits writing this. I’ve been reading threads here pretty regularly for the past month trying to correct my mistakes. Guilt of not being prepared coming into owning a tort has been eating me up and I’m afraid my baby is suffering from first time keeper failure 😞...