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Hello, after rescuing my Bell's hingeback from a family member about 5 years ago, I think it is time for him to find a better place. I have spent thousands over the years on veterinary care, substrate, lighting, enclosures, etc. but he just doesn't seem to be happy here. Every morning, I turn...

Thanks for the responses - I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures. I tried several times to get a clearer shot. At the risk of grossing out some folks at breakfast :) it looked like a wet fried egg. I kept him pretty warm all day and left him alone, and the next day he was walking...

Uh oh...anybody see this before?

Hello, I have a bells hingeback that lives in a two-level enclosure by himself. He's never had parasites or anything to that effect. My last trip to the vet for him was in March. Yesterday, he didn't eat or drink anything, just stayed in his hide area. I didn't think anything of it because he...

I came on here to find enclosure ideas for my hingeback, and now I have the theme song to Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo stuck in my head! Well played, sir :)

Hi Jacquie, these are great! I am getting some good inspiration from your pics. Do you think this setup would be good for my Bell's? I just have the one and I'm moving into a house with a decent sized yard in June. It wouldn't be as large as your outdoor enclosure, but close to it. Great pics! :)

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting his results. I didn't get the phone call from the vet until Friday. He said that everything looked pretty good - no parasites, no alarming abnormalities, etc. So, he's good to go for another year! :) Here is what I received in his printout...

Hi there, no there isn't any odor or residue. I didn't really notice the softness until a few days ago, when I picked him up out of his soaking tub. It's not really noticeable until you compare it with the hardness of the shell. I will get some answers on Monday, I hope!

Hi All, I took some better pictures of him with my digital camera. I appreciate your input! :tort::tort::tort::tort::tort::tort: Many thanks, Diana[hr] Ok, so most of those pictures are blurry, too. *sigh* The one that really shows everything is the 3rd from the right.

Hi Kristina, I will take some better ones when I get home today. Part of his scute problem came from a VERY severe burn he had on his underside (plastron, is it?) about 10 years ago. I was living with his owner at the time and he was in a glass tank with a hot rock. It was so bad that his...

They didn't give me any specifics and were hesitent to because they don't have guidance for bell's hingeback (as far as what the acceptable ranges are.) The calcium level was "elevated but not alarming." The dr. said the AST liver enzyme was elevated, but the range was "pretty big," according...

:tort::tort::tort::tort::tort: Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your encouragement and advice! For some reason I didn't click on "get email notices" so I didn't get any, and I figured nobody had responded to my post yet - silly me! Thanks for saying he's a good lookin guy :-) I love him...

Hi all! I posted recently (bells hingeback/helicopter mom post) about the bells I took in from a family member who had him roaming the house with no light, soaks, calcium, etc. I have his enclosure mostly set up and thought I'd post photos of him and the enclosure he'll be in until this summer...

Thanks for the welcome, Tortoiseman! It's still cool to read about other types of torts on this forum :)

Hi there! My name is Diana and I'm in middle Georgia, USA. My tort's name is Beevis. Thanks for the welcome and the advice - I have to keep reminding myself that it might be a while before he's 100%. I'm just glad he's basking in some UVB! :)

Thanks, Zamric! :)

Thanks, wellington, for the welcome and the info! I'll make sure to get in touch with her :)

Thanks, jkingler! Beevis (I didn't name him that but it's too late to change it) is a cool little guy, and I am looking forward to learning more from all of you!

Thanks for the welcome! :)

Thanks so much!!