Tildatron, thank you thank you thank you for sharing - that is a huge load off my mind! That really helps a lot. Thanks for the great input everyone, you're the best! Time to go start packing!!
Thanks Talka! That's the map I found earlier and got me wondering. Good to know! Out of the state I'm less worried about, it's when we all move back to CA I'm worried about. But I figure they are legal to have/obtain in California soooooo? I just want to be on top of everything/educate...
Kathy, thanks that helps a lot! I'll start trying to hunt down a power inverter!
Wellington, according to my research, there are check points along the border. As to if I am stopped, the herp and fish are pretty low key, however if the macaw is with me, he'll probably draw attention. And I...
Hi! So I am a California native, getting ready to move to Oregon for a little while. I'm planning on taking my Greek tort, 6 goldfish, and possibly a harlequin macaw with me. I'm planning on packing up the Subaru and road tripping it with them north and I have a few questions since I am still...
I have nearly wrecked my car on many occasion, trying to avoid hitting a menagerie of ill-timed animal pedestrians. To think there are people out there who deliberately try to hit defenseless critters with their vehicles is absolutely horrifying. Curious to see what this student concludes in...
Colatoise,
How do/did you get your tortoise to eat those zoo med grassland pellets? I tried so hard when I first got my guy, but he was NOT having any of it! I even tried to mix in fruit and stuff, but still no dice :(
What container do you soak her in? Do you keep changing out the water to...
When I want to try to get my guy to start eating a different kind of green that he's not too keen on, I'll put some more preferred food items, such as banana or strawberry, on top of the greens. I'll scale that back to putting fruit bits on top, but under a thin layer of greens and gradually...
My guy does the same thing in his tank (climbing/banging on walls) when he is bored/restless/hungry/wants to wake me up at 3 AM. I second the above recommendations of increasing the size of Aggie's domain, and I also root for enrichment. I've been experimenting with different toys for Argos...
Hi! I've been working with various exotic animals for a few years now and I was really wanting a companion at home. I'm fascinated by herps and their behavior and I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more by caring for a companion herp (and I've always thought tortoises were so...
Hello! My name's Will and I adopted my first-ever herp, Argos, back in May of this year. He is a handsome Greek tortoise, vet estimates him at about 10 years old. Right now, we live along the central coast of California.
Shortly after adopting him, Argos started showing symptoms of a...