I have 4 CDT's that need homes. I got them from an 84 year old women who has had the parents for 20 years. Eggs hatched out, and I have raised them for 3 years. They are very healthy and happy, but I am moving on and can't take them with me. I'm in Arroyo Grande CA. email me...
# 2 looks like evening primrose, (the one on the right) which is on the edible list for torts. It has yellow flowers and gets big and gangly.
# 1 looks like lambs ears if it's fuzzy and soft. Don't know about the edibility.
# 7 looks like the mallow I feed to my torts. Common name of the...
I adopted an 18 month DT. It's eyes were really puffy and it's shell was too soft. It's neck was also puffy. A turtle rescue guy told me it has a severe calcium deficiency. I have been supplementing with calcium powder and cuttle bone for a month and the eyes are now bright and the shell is...
I separated them yesterday and it went very well. After the egg sac had absorbed their feet touched the ground and they got a good soak. During the day the cord got twisted up. I sterilized a pair of scissors and snipped them apart. I didn't do the separate tie off because there just is not...
Here are yesterdays pics. The twins were not hatched yet, they are in the egg with the two pecks in it. The other pics are nice shots of the egg sac at birth before it has absorbed.
Just had an egg hatch with twins facing each other, belly to belly. The cord is thick. Has anyone tried using dental floss and tying them off? The other options are sterile scissors, or the vet. Last years batch had twins too and I let them stay together for a few days and cut them later...
This is what I told her after doing a little more research:
Greg Haskell, DVM, La Concepcion Animal Hospital
7126 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117
(805) 685-4513
Here is a vet in your area who treats tortoises. Make sure he has very fresh food close to him so he doesn't have to...
If she can't get to a vet right away, is there anything she could do for him besides wait and watch? She is in Santa Barbara, does anyone know of a vet in her area that deals with torts. I think I will suggest she calls the Tortoise sancuary there and get advice. She's called them before...
A friend owns this turtle. I child "might" have dropped it. The leg is lame and I am wondering what advice I can give her on care for an injured tort. It is a male at least 16 years old in an enclosure with a female about the same age. Thanks
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