Is this shell rot? im talking about the mark on the lower right of the picture, and some of it is on the bottom of the picture aswell. He had some of these wierd marks on the top of its shell aswell but i scrubbed it off with a toothbrush. there was no discharge, just plain shell. i scrubbed...
I recently bought a zoo med terrarium hood and it just blew out with 2 days of use. im using a 10.0 T5 high output tube for uvb and its 22 inches long. im having a hard time trying to find the lamp specific for this bulb. can someone link me to a light fixture for this bulb?
Im making a new enclosure for my tort, is tarp safe for it? im going to put the tarp as a second layer to protect the wood from the moisture of the substrate so it doesnt rot
Im upgrading my baby Hermans Tortoise enclosure to a 4x3, this is temporary, but i think it will do for the next year or so. Im changing to a T5 10.0 UVB strip light and if anyone is able to, can i get a link for a lamp to hold the light? Ill ask my brother too but i want to see what you guys say.
I just got a baby hermans tortoise last sunday. Its very active and eats alot. Ive soaked it 5 times. Hasnt pooped in the soak. But i do keep finding what seems to be poop in the substrate (it smells bad, like poop) but idk if its just part of the coco fiber. What u guys think? I probably...
Today like most days, i went to soak my tortoise. While soaking i place its food inside the enclosure on its slate. When i came to check on the food, i saw a ton of ants on the slate trying to take the food. My substrate is cypress mulch so i dont see an ant mound. This is the first time ive...
I usually place my tortoises food inside his enclosure while its soaking. So it probably thinks some mysterious force is making food appear every time it returns from a soak lol. Ive fed Yhorm by hand twice since i got it a month ago. Now if i put my hand near Yhorm, itll try to bite. Im...
Went to check on my redfoot and noticed that there was some yellow mold on the cypress mulch. I read up and learned that this is slime mold. Its harmless to living things and grows in damp humid areas. So what i did was scooped it out. I think i got everything. My mulch is very damp right...
Can anybody guess Yhorms gender? Its about 6 inches and 2-3 years old. I looked at its tail and when stretched out its short n fat. Im thinking female. But it sort of looks like a male tail when resting. Is it too young to tell?
Why does my tortoises shell look so worn down? I got Yhorm like 2 weeks ago. Im assuming the white stuff is hard water stains due to me using sink water. Or am i wrong? Does this look like shell rot?
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If you guys can, click the link and itll take you to a video on my Redfoots instagram. Does anyone know what that wierd squeaking noise is? I checked for a runny nose but didnt see anything. And it ate all its food. Temp is...
My redfoot yhorm is not eating his collard greens, kale, mustard and turnip greens. I first got him spring mix due to my dad making a mistake. He ate the spring mix completely. But now i got a mix of collard, mustard, turnip greens and kale. Which he is not eating. Why?? i thought he would...
Today it rained for about 2 hours, intense rain. I brought my redfoot inside due to fear of flooding. The weather app also says there will be intense rain tonight. I found the little guy burrowed under his hide. I think he was scared, maybe not. I thought redfoots loved rain. Also, i live...
So i recently made a humid hide for my redfoot “Yhorm”. it goes into it every morning but then mid day it goes to its normal hide. Just out of curiosity, is this like a routine for Yhorm in which itbseeks humidity first and dryness after? or is it just doing the same thing for the past week...
I live in Florida and the humidity during the day ranges from 50-60%, and 70-80% from like 7 pm to 9 am. My tortoise is a redfoot and i know their humidity has to be around 80%. How do i keep his humidity high during the day when my enclosure is outdoors? I spray down his enclosure but it dries...
I live in Florida and the humidity during the day ranges from 50-60%, and 70-80% from like 7 pm to 9 am. My tortoise is a redfoot and i know their humidity has to be around 80%. How do i keep his humidity high during the day when my enclosure is outdoors? I spray down his enclosure but it...
I tried feeding my red foot some low fat dog food for small senior dogs. He ate both kibbles (it was a test). Im thinking i can use this as his once a week protein source. I tried feeding him boiled eggs n worms and he denied both so thats why i went to dog food, also be cause i have a small...
so i tried feeding my nee redfoot a boiled egg. He doesnt like it at all, wont even go near it even if i burry some strawberries n greens under. I also have mazuri which he enjoys. Is it necessary to provide my redfoot with animal protein or is the plant protein from mazuri enough for it?