I have come to the unfortunate decision to rehome all of my animals. I have two russian tortoises, they are a male female pair, unrelated, and have always been housed together. They are both healthy and active. I am asking $175 obo for the pair. I am located in southern Wi, However I currently...
The enclosure its self is 9 foot long 2 1/2 foot deep and has a 2 1/2 foot section that is 4' deep. In all, it measures 22 sq ft. It is an indoor enclosure, next to a window that I open on sunny days for natural sun light, on top of their UVB lights in which I do measure at floor level every...
So, I have newly acquired two Russian tortoises, one male, one female. The previous owner purchased them from a petco I beleive and has housed them together ever since. My dilemma- the male is happily exploring his new surroundings and munching away at all the delicious food... The female is...
Hello, I live about an hour- hour and a half from Chicago and would love to give your babies a new home! I have a reptile room, where they would reside, and I am constructing an outdoor turtle pen this year for supervised outdoor time. Please let me know if you are interested.
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My debate is this; one, since she is getting substrate packed in her mouth is there any substrate that would be safe to keep her on or should I keep her on a bare floor and provide a humid hide? Two, she is a female, of a breedable size, and was kept in an...
This is Ducky, my newest rescue. She was dropped off at a local pet shop with the worse over grown beak and nails I have ever seen. The pet shop trimmed them up and put her up for sale at an outrageous price of 200! She was in a 15 gallon tank, with a UV light, a bowl of water, and loose...
There is nothing unhealthy about not hibernating your turtles. In fact, with young ones and turtles that have had health problems or is suggested not to hibernate then. And I personally do not. Are you still confused with the lighting situation? If so, what is confusing you?
Eastern or three toed box turtle. Definetly native and I would actually sat wild BECAUSE of the carving! As before mentioned back in the day people would carve their initials or dates in the shells of box turtles. This has since been found cruel and is no longer practiced.
Nope, nothing special. I'd just sit there and wait and eventually he would get frustrated at the angle he was being held at and would try to get away. It is messy and you wont always get everything in, but he got enough. I'd also give him a bath with a bit of eurethromyacin mixed in the water...
I have two of them myself and the little guy eats more, and more of a variety. He eats more of the outlets and of the protein. While my older girl trends to eat more vegetables. I provide pellets constantly and fresh food early in the morning. I have noticed that they've been eating at night and...
I would personally keep it open and hook up an adjustable humidifier via pvc pipes. It looks like fog lingering in the area you set up and you can adjust the flow to whatever you need. Works like a dream! Twice a week I set it to high for few minutes to water any live plants and give the...
Eastern box turtle, I would say female, still pretty young, I'd vote around 10 years... Very protected in the wild. I would say read the care sheets and then ask any specific questions you have as it may be alot easier that way. Congrats though, she looks very healthy and I am assuming captive...
When ky first boxie, spike, came to me he had a sever respiratory infection as well as phunmonia. My method was a dental syringe (the one with a thin tip and a slight curve, and and stubbornness. I would hold him to my chest, head facing up, and wait till he opened his mouth, then shoot as much...
The problem with small enclosure is that there just isn't enough room to make the micro climates that they need. They need a baking area directly under the light that reaches around 90-100 degrees. Then the overall temp should be about 80 and night temps should be about 75. Humidity should be...