#1 black medic? based on the pinned thread
#2 ragweed maybe?
#4 is red clover, I think.
EDIT: here are links to larger versions https://plus.google.com/photos/112853277076739827057/albums/6148137670657518065?authkey=CPvazbmNnsuWUw
Hello learned tortoise forumers! I am terrible at plant identification. I was hoping to get another round of ID's from the more experienced, these are all plants I pass while doing my after lunch walks. Are any good for my Russian? Thanks in advance!
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Definitely yellow orange inside the steps (probably "sap" is the right word for it). I'll dig up as much as I can find.
So torts will eat the garlic mustard? or harmless but probably rejected?
Meriwether is really enjoying the fresh dandelion I've brought in today.
One more. Weed 1A is the plant identified as the toxic Chelidonium above. Weed 1B is a thing I was pulling up while weeding as at a glance I thought it was the same, but it clearly isn't--darker green and rounder leaves.
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1B
One more, this morning after a bath and a box cleaninf, enjoying a breakfast bounty of wild dandelion and clover, chia sprouts, and sage and oregano sprigs from the herb garden.
Don't think so...Meri gets baths twice a week, daily misting, and has a self-soaking terra cotta saucer in the enclosure. Carol S also sends a very comprehensive care sheet with her animals that is actually more detailed and more up to date with forum consensus than Tom's sheet! I'm well...
Pictures of my new baby Russian, hatched and raised by CarolS on these forums. Meriwether is a traveler and explorer, though the baby is just getting over jetlag from the cross country journey to get to my home.
Unboxing:
Exploring the new home:
Meriwether is quite the sleepy tort...
Great info guys, thanks. I will dig up the Chelidonium and seed the area where it was growing with purslane and plantain seeds instead :) I'll keep an eye on the maybe viola and take another pic if it puts out a flower. There are definitely things I think are wild violets that come up on the...
Want to check the identity and tort safety of the four most common weeds in my yard.
no idea:
pretty sure this is a dandelion variety:
Also no idea:
Some kinda clover?
Thanks, I did some searching and saw the discussions where people say the care sheet is out of date on substrate. I'll order some bricks from carolina pet supply :)
For the barrier, I'll try a piece of 3" strapping and keep an eye on the guyto see if that isn't enough.
How tall of an edge should I put on that ramp (and the second floor, I presume)? Easy enough to do, I just need to know how tall is enough for the little climbers.
For substrate, I feel like I've seen a lot of contradictory things. This site: http://www.russiantortoise.net/substrate.htm...
Hello!
My box is almost finished, and a baby Russian has been reserved for me (from Carol S's recent batch of babies on these very forums). You can see the box open below (with my QA team giving it a careful inspection) and the box with the closed lid and the lights system below. The box is...
That makes me sad :/ I did a lot of reading and multiple sites seemed to say that 2 feet by 4 feet was a good size for the smaller breeds? It also seemed to be a common size when I was searching plans. I know bigger is better, but that is, alas, the largest table that can reasonably fit in my...
Working on a habitat for a yet to be aquired Russian or Greek. Images at the link!
https://imgur.com/a/m2iHq
Base box is a 2' x 4' plywood base with 20" high laminated pine walls, glued together and sealed with thompsons. it is high walled, and getting a lid that will be covered by hardware...
Hi all!
Putting the finishing touches on a tortoise table for a soon to be aquired Russian or Greek tort (depending on what needs a new home on craigslist when the table is done!)
My table is 2'x4' inside, and in one corner i have a roughly 1'x1' hide box with the top being a second level...
So he'll have 6" of clearance above 4" of substrate to play in? That is roughly what I was thinking.
Don't know the size yet cause I'm trying to build a good habitat before getting the animal. I am debating getting one from the store vs looking on craigslist for a local that needs a new home...
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I'm working on building an indoor habitat for a young adult russian tortoise which I plan to acquire once the table is done. I want to include a built in wood hide box at the cool end, as per the recommendation. How large should the opening be to make the tort the happiest? what...