Searching isn't turning up much because it always leads me to gunky colors, trouble breathing, and lethargy/behaviour changes so it doesn't match up with what I'm experiencing...
We've had Mr. T for exactly 4 weeks today. Admittedly his substrate was way too dry the first 48hrs. About 3-4...
Hello! I was first here back in November when we adopted a Russian from Petco based on my brother-in-law-who-works-there telling me he was fine and healthy. It turned out that he was a she and unhealthy as all get out. She was with us for 5 days before returning her based on our vet's...
Here's the original thread: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-83317.html
Reader's Digest version is that my brother-in-law works at Petco and talked me into what he believed was a health male tortoise that he's had there since March...took it to the vet to discover that it was a very...
He sleeps. A lot. And that's it.
He was super active and eating for the hour before we brought him home and once I put him in the enclosure he walked around for maybe 2 minutes and then got comfy in the terracotta pot in the warm end. He has since decided that his favorite spot is burying...
No pictures yet as I'm trying to leave him alone and he's currently sleeping and half hiding anyway.
My son is going to FLIP OUT when he gets home from school today - he has no idea <3
Everything looks good so far - vet check scheduled for Wednesday...fingers crossed that he's healthy and...
I think this might be the final (at least I hope it is, lol) point of confusion for me in this whole quest for an RT thing, lol. I'm trying to figure out if I need to supplement with calcium or with calcium +D3...or with just D3...or leaving it to a varied diet with a cuttlebone in the...
And share you thoughts? I received some cell phone shots (not always clear) of the guy we're going to look at tomorrow morning...would love some input and/or advice on anything that I might need to get a closer look at...assuming it's possible to "tell" anything from these of course, lol...
As this will be our first, I was planning to use a cement mixing tub while we go through the learning process before upgrading to something more permanent. The tub is 24" x 48" which, so far as I can tell, is an appropriate amount of room for a 4" tortoise (yes, bigger is always better, I know...
I searched the site again but only found random threads with people asking specific questions about their own tortoises...
I'm (hopefully - fingers crossed!) picking up a 4" RT tomorrow (our first tortoise) and I'm reasonably confident in knowing what to look for - active-ness, clear alert...
There's a pretty good chance that we'll be adopting our first tortoise (a Russian) on Thursday - fingers crossed.
I imagine I should wash everything (slate, food dish, hides, etc.) before putting them into the enclosure? What is safe to use? Everything looks clean of course because it's new...
I live in northern MN and you can call me e :-)
After 2 years of reading/researching (and nagging my husband, lol) my family is finally ready to adopt a Russian Tortoise!
The only problem I seem to be having is finding the actual tortoise. I'm hesitant to just walk into petco or something...