I acquired my male Horsefield Tortoise 2 months ago. I recently bought a female, aged 16 months. They are next to each other but in individual enclosures. Today my boy was stomping around getting in and out of his pool. I hand fed him, Aloe Vera, which he loves, but later on he charged at me and...
Meant to add about the calcium that he gets natural calcium from his garden food, his 80 w mvb and 100 w spot light at one end don't seem sufficient because he's always under the lights. Would a strip light along one side help?
The top soil I was going to get is sterile no adding fertilizer just clean plain top soil. Which I've read is safe. I've read bark and mulch etc isn't firm enough to walk on. The coco core stuff dries out and is too fibrous. I know he needs a dry arid environment so I only spray it every few days.
Thank you Yvonne. He seems to have grown in the past two weeks. He's began to shed in several areas,
Hi, I have a question regarding substrate and diet. He is on a sand, Coco fibre mix. It's deep enough for him to dig and cover himself, which he sometimes does at night, he has a bark log thing...
Can tortoises and turtles feel the shell? Absolutely yes! Tortoises and turtles feel their shell very well because there are nerves that lead back to their nervous system. They can feel their shell being stroked, scratched, tapped, or otherwise touched. Tortoise and turtle shells are also...
Hi. I would go to the vet. Unless you really know what you are doing in my opinion it's not worth taking the chance of making things worse. T he shell is like our skin, loaded with nerve endings, sending messages to their brain. I wouldn't want my damaged skin picked off by someone not medically...
Can anyone advise me about my boy's carapace? My Russian Tort has only been with me for two weeks. His previous environment was appalling and his care was none existent. He lived in a 1'x1' box, no substrate, with maggots under the fake grass lining, which was soaked with watery feces and thick...
Also taking him to the park is not good either. Too larger space makes them nervous and you don't know what is on the grass. He has no where to escape when feeling scared.
Please don't let him walk around your home. It's dangerous and of no benefit to him. His enclosure should be at least six foot long and 3 foot wide with correct uva/B lighting at one end and a hide at the cooler end. His substrate needs to be firm enough for him to walk on without the substrate...