Thank you all, especially dear Kristina.
In recent several days, I have kept discussing about the enclosure in a chinese tortoise forum too, especially about the substrate. In china, most owners keep elongated tortoises. But they have quite a different opinion on the substrate. In that forum...
Dear kristina, I am improving, give me some time. the pics were three-days ago. I promise them a better life.[hr]
the food I have fed her were lettuces,cabbage, a little tomato, a little watermelon, a little dandelion。
I dont think it is because of the food I feed. I think it is...
Now, it is the third or fourth week that she has come my home. During this period of time, she defecated twice and it was quite much each time, especially the second time. the feces could be as big as an egg.
But, the feces seemed a little abnormal. It contained some gel-like white substance...
it is definitely a elongated tortoise rather than a russian
The elongated tortoise originates from south Asian, India, Burma, Thailand, and South China.
In fact , I am keeping one.[hr]
By the way, what is the substrate on the pics?
i think torts have very sharp vision, on the fisrt days after my tort came to my home, she could notice me in more that 4 meters and retreated to her shell at once.
But unlike humans, their eyes are not on a plane, but on two sides of their heads. i think maybe this anatomic limitation bring...
Thanks Maggie, Chad, Jacqui. I will take better care of her.
My tort is elongated tortoise which pees so much. and the urine is quite smelly. If I use substrate, I am afraid I have to replace it every two or three days. How do you deal with that? Do you replace the substrate so often? Do you...
Thanks kyryah
I used to put a hide near her. But she would always stay there if she had found it. If I tookher out of the hide and put her in front of the food, she would eat some and return to the hide right away.
I am preparing a enclosure for her on my balcony so that she can take...
these sliders always try to eat more. I think it is their nature,anyway they have to look for food hard, so they eat as much as they can when possible.
I know from my friend that the amount you feed every day is depend on its size. you can give it every time one and a half times volume as its...
my tort always sleep with her head against wall, but one or two of her legs extend outside. Her rear leg sometimes extends forwards, sometimes backwards.
I hear from my friend that when the tort strench her legs, it means she is quite relaxed, when she sleep against a wall, it means she is...
they need a variety of food rather than only one or two kinds.
if they dont digest normally, i think the feces would be abnormal, the shape , the colour or the texture. it may give you some clues. i think
i will give my congratuations to my tortoise : 'you have your only celebrating day!' But i have a question. since my tort is elongated tortoise which species originate from south Asian (india or thailand or Burma), i dont know in which language I should tell her this news.
RE: My tortoise pooped out some white stuff
thanks tortoisenerd
when i soak my tortoise, i will mix some warmer water to the cooling water. i dont think the forced soak is the best way to hydrate my tortoise, since no man would take care of them in wild life. But i heared soaking is the best...