We have a very nice Russian tortoise who adopted us a couple of months ago. We call him Pete, and have taken care of him as recommended by some of the experts who contribute to this forum. We've had medical issues come up, however, and cannot keep him. Anyone who can provide a nice home for a...
My wife and I were adopted by Pete, a Russian tortoise who's been living here now for several months. We've made sure he has burrows, shade, water and food, but are dealing with unexpected medical issues which force me to find him a new home. We're in the Coachella Valley, and hope to find...
We're concerned that our tort, Pete, needs a new home. He made it through the blistering July and August temperatures here in the Coachella Valley remarkably well, with the regular hourly cooling sprinkler: he ate quite a bit, slept a lot, and was otherwise fairly sedentary. But since the...
Our Russian Pete has handled the Coachella heat remarkably well, in part because he has a selection of shaded areas, and because we set a little sprinkler near his favorite 'burrow' to give him hourly 1 minute cooldowns. He's seemed to like that, ate well, but did a lot (e.g., 14+ hours) of...
We've had 'Pete' for a little over a month now, and the guy seems to have settled in very well. In part that is likely because we've taken suggestions of some of you--thanks especially to Tom and Sarah. He's eating well, and we've made three different places for him to rest in shade, which seem...
A lovely tortoise appeared in our yard about two weeks ago. We've done a lot of research on his care and feeding, and aside from feeding him properly and giving him a couple sheltered 'caves' that he's taken to in order to sleep, we pretty much leave him alone. He wanders all over our yard and...