Hello everyone.
I haven't posted a thread in awhile, but regrettably, I am back with some bad news.
When I went to check on Derby today, he had a large lump underneath his jaw (I was immediately alarmed. At first, I thought that he swallowed wrong or was developing a tumor of some sort).
I...
I believe I did a good thing today. I went into Petsmart to buy Derby some timothy hay. While I was there, I noticed they had a Redfoot tortoise on display. This redfoot was in an extremely small enclosure with nothing but sand (with no moisture whatsoever, mind you, for this south american...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dp2ajjMO1Q
So, my daughter and I caught Derby in the act! She posted the video on youtube. As of right now, I'm about to go to Home Depot to improve his enclosure.
I've had Derby for a month or so now, and I've noticed he's been trying to escape. I made sure to secure the entire fenced in area and I thought there was no way he could get out. The fence is about a foot and a half high. Turns out, I'm pretty sure he climbed over one of the pots and climbed...
Hello,
My name is Brody and I now own a beautiful Russian tortoise named Derby :]. I'm not sure of his/her age or sex, so I'd like someone to help me out with that. (though I do believe Derby is about a year or two old).
I previously owned a Redfoot tortoise, but he died shortly after I got...