Hi all, thx again !
Ok so all lights off at night, kelly, i will deffo get him to a vet and checked for parasites, ill keep u well informed. i might just take him this week as im growong very conserned about lil oso!
I had a feeling he was older than that! i do keep my heating on in the...
thanks again everyone! ok cool, well ill add another light over his lil home, it is quite dark. At end of month i will deff be taking him to a specialist vet, already found one just waiting to be paid.
Reptile shop i brougt him from, were very vage with infom,ation they said he is 2 years old...
Special Agent O SO..... (named my my 3 yr old son!)
When i first put him into his new home with preety much everything changed after great advice :) he seemed to like it.... he went stright into his water bowl layed there for bout 5 mins! (he had never done this before in the 3 weeks ive had...
Hi again,
Just wondering what plants are best real or artifical and which type, to go into my new russians house, the substrate (just changed) is sterlised top soil???
Also what rocks etc are best to put in for climbing over etc ?
THx
i no, u all have great info, and it actually works! the reptile shop no nothing really, compared to what ive found on here!! ill up loads some new pics! finding it really hard to upload tho, keeps saying the images are too big???
Thanks guys x
THANKS for all your help!
My tortoise now seems happy, after changing the bulb the substrate, diet, lighting preety much everything apart from him!!
He now seems a happy, he sits in his water bowl eats his food!!
:) :) :) :)
ok cool, well ill be out and about getting all these bits 2m... ill get a tape messure and post 2m the temps and his length and weight. thx for all your help 2night ur a star byeee :)
ok. thanks for adding those... ill get all that sorted.. with the result of what i may find out at vet... the worms etc if he has got them is that just a simple course of medicne?? nothing too serious??[hr]
one other thng before i go bed lol
is the vet someone that may be able to confirm his...
so its best i
>get him and poo checked out at vets
>chnage bulb to reflector spotlight
>both lights off at night
>bath daily
>try crispy florite
>buy thormator to check temps? would u post for me waht temps should be thx
so a spot bulb what is that just a different type of heat bulb?? or just a normal bulb, where would i get this from??
I will check all temps 2m and post 2m evening.. just gner post some pics now.[hr]
HOW DO I ADD PICTURES ??
sound stupid but i dont actually know what heat lamp it is... it had reptiles on the box was £8.50. and is red !!!!
Where is the best place to get a baby tortoise from ??? if i was to get a new hatchling would they be ok togeather ??
ok good idea! would i call any local vets ?
Oh i know that salad lol..... Does anyone know 'The Tortoise Shop' you order online or by phone and get everything delivered including the hatchling!!! Was thinking i should of gone for this option!
I am growing concerned that i dont know much...
yeah they said they fed him on italian leaf lett... i tried that plus other things that i found on website but nothing untill the tomatos today... but i hear they are too high in sugar for him? i will try both your recmendations tho.
Just worried bout him thats he is unhappy :(