Hello.
Years ago I made a very successful bioactive habitat in a large Rubbermaid bin. It quite literally takes care of itself 98% of the time. I recently built a 7' x 3' indoor enclosure out of wood, used lined the bottom 8 inches with Rubberseal for water.
Last time I used lava rock for...
We are very afraid that our cherryhead tortoise Darwin passed yesterday. We made a habitat outdoors for him for nice summer days. We were sure, or as sure as we can be, to only have plants in there that are safe for torts. Yesterday was the first time putting him in there, along with his...
Hello!
There is a 2 year old Russian tortoise who needs a home locally and I'm really interested in saving it.
I currently have a 1.5 year old cherryhead, can they live together? I don't necessarily mean by the climate of the enclosure, more along the lines of will they get along or will they...
I've recently noticed that the rear 1/3 of his shell is curling up slightly and seems a little frayed. No idea if this is okay or a sign of something being wrong so I was hoping someone had an idea. Also, very paranoid about pyramiding and included a photo, seems to me that maybe it's starting...
Its been 3 days now and hes still not eating. He nibbled two little bits of banana (i know, but im trying anything now) and took one bite of a dandelion green. Thats it. If i put him in front of food he just cocks his head back and forth for a while and ignores it.
Humidity and heat are high...
First, meet Darwin. He's (she's?) a beautiful healthy cherryhead I got today.
I've created a bio-active substrate habitat (earthworms, isopods, 3 layers from perlite to soil-including soil from my own garden-and finally sphagnum moss on top) I have three plants in there also. Trying hard...