It's been about 2 days since Claude last ate normally. I feed him when I wake up in the morning and he just goes for his food until it's all gone, but recently he hasn't been going for his food at all. I can hand feed him a few leaves of kale until he becomes disinterested. He even waits by his...
My Russian tort has been sneezing, I think. It isn't often, but a few times I've heard him make that kind of sound. Well, it's more like him blowing air out of his nose and then his head goes into his shell, but I haven't seen any bubbles. I'm not sure if this is just a thing or if he has a...
I mist my Russian tort's substrate with water from an old Kaboom cleaner bottle because it's the only spray bottle I had at the time. I washed it many times before using it, but recently I noticed the water smelled weird. I fear that by me spraying his enclosure from this potentially-harmful...
My Russian tort roams around my backyard and I have a few carnation plants lining the fence. He actually ate a few, like the bulb andnthe petals, and I was wondering if it's safe for him to eat it. Like, could I just give it to him as a treat or mix it in with his other food?
On that note, I...
Hi everyone! My name is Melanie and I live in California. I'm the new mom of a 5-month-old Russian Tortoise named Claude and I've been learning so much from this site. I have to say that I'm very, very, very new at this since I've only had rodents as pets before bumping up to a reptile. I would...